Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crepance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crep-ance
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.

Archaic

Etymology

Compare Latin crepare (“to crack”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

speedy cut

Frequently Paired Words

speedy cut

Questions

What does crepance mean?
An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.
Where does crepance come from?
Compare Latin crepare (“to crack”).

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