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hopperdozer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hop-per-doz-er
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow box containing kerosene or coated with a sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels.

Etymology

From hopper, as in grasshopper, doze or dose (because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison), + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hopperdozers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aphidozer hopperette

Questions

What does hopperdozer mean?
An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow box containing kerosene or coated with a sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels.
Where does hopperdozer come from?
From hopper, as in grasshopper, doze or dose (because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison), + -er.

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