Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ironbark

/ˈʌɪənbɑːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: iron-bark
IPA: /ˈʌɪənbɑːk/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.

Australian usage

noun

The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction.

Australian usage

name

A locality in the Gwydir council area and the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

A suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia

Example Sentences

"The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark."
"When he had trimmed a bit of ironbark to size, or knocked the worst splinters off a split fence post, he would swing it around his head a few times before crashing it down on the rails."

Etymology

From iron + bark.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʌɪənbɑːk/

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

ironbarks (plural) iron-bark (alternative)

Phrases

silver-leaved ironbark

Questions

How do you pronounce ironbark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌɪənbɑːk/.
What does ironbark mean?: Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
Where does ironbark come from?: From iron + bark.

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