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crawshaw

/kɹˈɔʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
craw-shaw
IPA
/kɹˈɔʃˌɔ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A rural locality comprising Upper and Lower Crawshaw in Denby Dale parish, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2313).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Crawshawbooth, in Lancashire, which is from Old English crāwe (“crow”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Crawshaws (plural) Crashaw (alternative) Croshaw (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce crawshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɔʃˌɔ/.
What does crawshaw mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does crawshaw come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce crawshaw

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