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fosbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
fos-bury
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).

name

A surname.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Forstebury, from Old English *Forstabyriġ, dative of *Forstaburh, from forst (frost) + burh (“fort”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Forstebury, *Forstabyriġ

Phrases

Fosbury flop

Questions

What does fosbury mean?
A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).
Where does fosbury come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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