Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gobony

/ɡəˈbəʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gob-ony
IPA: /ɡəˈbəʊni/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Argent, a lion rampant azure, debruised by a bend gobony ermine and gules."
"There is no difficulty whatever in drawing a gobony or a checky bordure."
"The coat of Steenhuse appears a second time, no. 638, but here it is in the usual form, Bendy of six or and azure with the ombre of a lion over all and a border gobony argent and gules. An odd feature is that the segments of the gobony borders are cut diagonally[…]."

Etymology

From gobbon (“piece, portion, slice”) + -y, from Old French gobon, gobet (“piece”). Cognate with English gubbins (“assorted stuff”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: gobon
Suffix: gobbon

Inflected Forms

gobonee (alternative)

Synonyms

gobonated goboned

Questions

How do you pronounce gobony?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈbəʊni/.
What does gobony mean?: Compony.
Where does gobony come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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