Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lushington

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: lush-ing-ton
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

Obsolete

noun

Example Sentences

"If they have any on hand, and a little stale, at the end of the week, they sell it at the public-houses to the “Lushingtons,” and to them, with plenty of vinegar, it goes down sweet."
"His father and the thousand barroom-doors he'd popped his head round as a child when sent to find him. Small blood vessels ruptured in the cheeks of lushingtons, pressed on the chilly pillow of a curb."

Etymology

* English surname, recorded in Middle English as Lustinton, from Old English *Lusta (a personal name) + -ing + -tun. * Also possibly after Lashenden in Kent, from Old English læc (“muddy stream”) (see leach) or læccan (“to trap”) + -ing + denn (“woodland pasture”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *Lusta

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Lushingtons (plural)

Questions

What does lushington mean?: A surname.
Where does lushington come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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