Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lofter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lofter
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick.

Example Sentences

"Miss Thorn began digging up the turf with her lofter: it was a painful moment for me. ¶ “You might at least have tried me, Mrs. Cooke,” I said."

Etymology

From loft + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: loft

Inflected Forms

lofters (plural)

Synonyms

lofting iron

Questions

What does lofter mean?: An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick.
Where does lofter come from?: From loft + -er.

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