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huxtable

/ˈhʌkstəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
huxtable
IPA
/ˈhʌkstəbəl/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Habitational surname typical of Devon, from Old English hoc (“hook or spur of land”) + stapol (“post”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Huxtables (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce huxtable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌkstəbəl/.
What does huxtable mean?
A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.
Where does huxtable come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce huxtable

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