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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goosewinged

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goosewinged
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).

Etymology

From goosewing + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

wung-out

Questions

What does goosewinged mean?
Having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).
Where does goosewinged come from?
From goosewing + -ed.

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