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mishcup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mishcup
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish: the scup or porgy.

American usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From the same Narragansett name for the fish (mishcùp) as scuppaug, scup and paugie.

Usage

Questions

What does mishcup mean?
A fish: the scup or porgy.
Where does mishcup come from?
From the same Narragansett name for the fish (mishcùp) as scuppaug, scup and paugie.

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