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dredgeboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dredge-boat
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat used in dredging

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot, equivalent to dredge + boat.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dredgeboats (plural) dredge-boat (alternative) dredge boat (alternative)

Questions

What does dredgeboat mean?
A boat used in dredging
Where does dredgeboat come from?
Probably a borrowing from Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot, equivalent to dredge + boat.

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