Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flockmeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flock-meal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a flock; in flocks; in a herd.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And some Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen either for favour of the Queen, or for fear of themselves, assembled in sundry companies, and went flockmeal in harness: […]"
"Where to, the countrie franklins flock-meale swarme, / And Jhon and Jone com marching arme in arme."
"So when they heard her voice they came thither flockmeal, and a great throng mingled of many kindreds was in the Hall, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English flockmel, from Old English flocmǣlum (“in flocks”); equivalent to flock + -meal.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flockmel, flocmǣlum
Suffix: flock

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does flockmeal mean?: In a flock; in flocks; in a herd.
Where does flockmeal come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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