Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friendship sloop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: friend-ship s-loop
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of gaff-rigged working boat that originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880 and has survived as a traditional-style sailboat.

Inflected Forms

Friendship sloops (plural)

Synonyms

lobster sloop Muscongus Bay sloop

Questions

What does friendship sloop mean?: A kind of gaff-rigged working boat that originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880 and has survived as a traditional-style sailboat.

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