Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disbark

/dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-bark
IPA: /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strip (a tree, etc.) of bark.

Transitive verb

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Lieutenant G. Drummon confirm'd what others had told me, of the great noiſe, like the diſcharge of Muskets, that they hear in the wooden houſes, whoſe Walls are made of Fir-trees (unſquar'd, and only diſbark'd,) upon very intenſe Froſts; […]"
"The ship we moor on these obscure abodes; / Disbark the sheep, an offering to the gods"

Etymology

From dis- + bark.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis
Root: desbarquer

Usage

Inflected Forms

disbarks (present, singular) disbarking (participle, present) disbarked (participle, past) disbarked (past)

Synonyms

bark excorticate

Questions

How do you pronounce disbark?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/.
What does disbark mean?: To strip (a tree, etc.) of bark.
Where does disbark come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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