Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

henry clay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: hen-ry -clay
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brand of cigar.

Example Sentences

"There's peace in a Laranaga, there's calm in a Henry Clay."
"He removed his large Henry Clay decisively and his large fierce eyes scowled intelligently over all their faces."

Etymology

Proprietary name, after Henry Clay (1777–1852), US politician.

Inflected Forms

Henry Clays (plural)

Questions

What does henry clay mean?: A brand of cigar.
Where does henry clay come from?: Proprietary name, after Henry Clay (1777–1852), US politician.

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