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harewood

/ˈhɛːwʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
hare-wood
IPA
/ˈhɛːwʊd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making

Uncountable

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A civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England, served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5328).

Countable; Uncountable

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A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).

Countable; Uncountable

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A neighbourhood of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, and the location of Christchurch Airport.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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An English earldom.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈhɛːwʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

airwood (alternative) hairwood (alternative) Harewoods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce harewood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛːwʊd/.
What does harewood mean?
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
Where does harewood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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