Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graffage

/ˈɡɹæfɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graffage
IPA: /ˈɡɹæfɪd͡ʒ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scarp of a ditch or moat.

Example Sentences

"[…] to keep in repair the long line of boundary fence, to clean the graffages, clear out the moat-like ditches, and see that the hollow-sounding wooden bridges, which formed the sole communication by which the hay wagons could pass to and from the distant meadows, were in proper order to sustain their ponderous annual load."

Etymology

Compare grave (noun).

Inflected Forms

graffages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce graffage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæfɪd͡ʒ/.
What does graffage mean?: The scarp of a ditch or moat.
Where does graffage come from?: Compare grave (noun).

How to pronounce graffage

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