Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eelskin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eel-skin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the skin of a hagfish

Example Sentences

"She paid for three eelskins."
"He had an eelskin wallet."
"Wear an eelskin around your waist to keep off rheumatism. Some say they had rather have the rheumatism."

Etymology

From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).

Inflected Forms

eelskins (plural)

Questions

What does eelskin mean?: the skin of a hagfish
Where does eelskin come from?: From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).

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