Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leechline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leech-line
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

Example Sentences

"“Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind."

Etymology

From leech + line.

Inflected Forms

leechlines (plural)

Questions

What does leechline mean?: A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
Where does leechline come from?: From leech + line.

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