Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graverobbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
graver-ob-bing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of graverob

Etymology

From grave + robbing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does graverobbing mean?
The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.
Where does graverobbing come from?
From grave + robbing.

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