Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

main-gauche

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: main--gauche
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large dagger, especially popular in the 17th century. It was held in the left hand (the non-dominant hand), while the rapier was held in the right. It was mainly used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.

Etymology

French, left hand.

Questions

What does main-gauche mean?: A relatively large dagger, especially popular in the 17th century. It was held in the left hand (the non-dominant hand), while the rapier was held in the right. It was mainly used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
Where does main-gauche come from?: French, left hand.

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