Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drakestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drake-stone
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat stone used in the game ducks and drakes, in which the stone is thrown across the surface of water so that it skims or skips several times before sinking.

Etymology

Compound of drake + stone.

Inflected Forms

drakestones (plural)

Questions

What does drakestone mean?: A flat stone used in the game ducks and drakes, in which the stone is thrown across the surface of water so that it skims or skips several times before sinking.
Where does drakestone come from?: Compound of drake + stone.

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