Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-lope
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The old man raised his arm as though it had been palsied, and fired, of course without effect. The other principal immediately deloped, much to the satisfaction of my friend and all present."
"Scuddy said simply, “You deloped, Lord Harry. I was very proud of you.” “Deloped? Come, Scuddy, one delopes with a pistol. Our duel was with foils.”"

Etymology

From French déloper (“throw away”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: déloper

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

delopes (present, singular) deloping (participle, present) deloped (participle, past) deloped (past)

Questions

What does delope mean?: To fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.
Where does delope come from?: It is traced to French.

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