Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gape seed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: gape seed
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something to be gaped at; a strange sight.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"justice hath also knowledge and animadversion over such as gather stubble (as the common saying is) or looke about for gape-seed."

Etymology

From gape + seed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gape seeds (plural)

Questions

What does gape seed mean?: Something to be gaped at; a strange sight.
Where does gape seed come from?: From gape + seed.

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