Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muckender

/ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: muck-ender
IPA: /ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A handkerchief.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For the dull muse a muckender were fit / To wipe the slav'rings of her infant wit, / Which, though 'tis late, if justice could be found, / Should like blind, new-born puppies yet be drown'd."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mokadour, from Old Occitan mocador. For the development of excrescent /n/, compare harbinger, passenger.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mokadour, mocador

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/
British English: /ˈmʌk.ɪn.də/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

muckenders (plural) mockador (alternative) mockadour (alternative) muckenger (alternative) muckinder (alternative) muckinger (alternative) muckiter (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce muckender?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌk.ɪn.dɚ/.
What does muckender mean?: A handkerchief.
Where does muckender come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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