Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naumkeag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: naumkeag
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine for smoothing the surface of a shoe's sole and heel with a fine abrasive.

verb

To smooth the parts of a shoe using this machine.

noun

A member of a Native American people living near Salem, Massachusetts.

Example Sentences

"Every well appointed shoe factory equips such machines as edge trimmers, heel shavers, rough rounders, naumkeags, bottom, tip and tap scourers and brushes with a hooded metal pipe, into which the leather dust and buffings are drawn as soon as made."

Etymology

From the manufacturing company's name, from Naumkeag.

Inflected Forms

naumkeags (plural) naumkeags (present, singular) naumkeaging (participle, present) naumkeaged (participle, past) naumkeaged (past)

Derived Forms

naumkeager

Questions

What does naumkeag mean?: A machine for smoothing the surface of a shoe's sole and heel with a fine abrasive.
Where does naumkeag come from?: From the manufacturing company's name, from Naumkeag.

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