hudd
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
name
University of Huddersfield, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
noun
A portable wooden graveside shelter, typically resembling a sentry box, formerly used in England to protect the officiating clergyman from bad weather during a burial service.
Example Sentences
- "C18 panelled funeral hudd."
- "The funeral hudd is a piece of plain and practical joinery that is just about light enough to trundle out into the churchyard when needed."
- "While hudds are consigned to the history books thanks to the invention of the umbrella, they remain a fascinating link to our past and a welcome treat for travelling historians, churchgoers and tourists alike."
- "St Augustine’s also contains […] a hudd […] This is a type of wooden shelter, similar to a sentry box, that was carried outside."
Etymology
From a Middle English given name derived from Hugh and probably merged with an Old English given name Hūda.
Origin
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