Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornpike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horn-pike
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The garfish.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From horn + pike.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hornpikes (plural)

Questions

What does hornpike mean?
The garfish.
Where does hornpike come from?
From horn + pike.

How to pronounce hornpike

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