Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dingthrift

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dingth-rift
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?"

Etymology

From ding + thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

dingthrifts (plural)

Questions

What does dingthrift mean?: A spendthrift.
Where does dingthrift come from?: From ding + thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.

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