Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammercloth

/ˈhæməɹˌklɒθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ham-mer-cloth
IPA
/ˈhæməɹˌklɒθ/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cloth that covers a coachbox.

Archaic

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Etymology

Probably from Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy, tester”) (akin to German Himmel, and perhaps also to English heaven) + cloth; or perhaps a corruption of hamper cloth.

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How do you pronounce hammercloth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæməɹˌklɒθ/.
What does hammercloth mean?
The cloth that covers a coachbox.
Where does hammercloth come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce hammercloth

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