Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hopper boy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
hop-per boy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.

Etymology

Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.

Inflected Forms

hopper boys (plural) hopperboy (alternative)

Questions

What does hopper boy mean?
A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.
Where does hopper boy come from?
Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.

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