Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foul anchor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: foul an-chor
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.

Example Sentences

"One stone in particular attracts me. It bears a beautiful ‘foul anchor’ and the simple inscription: Dummy 1879-1918."

Inflected Forms

foul anchors (plural)

Questions

What does foul anchor mean?: An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.

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