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knapskull

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knap-skull
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).

Obsolete

Etymology

A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knapskulls (plural)

Synonyms

knapscall

Questions

What does knapskull mean?
Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
Where does knapskull come from?
A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown.

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