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neatsfoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neats-foot
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow oil rendered and purified from the shinbones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle, and used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather.

Uncountable

Etymology

From neat (“cattle”) + -s- + foot.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

neatsfoot oil

Questions

What does neatsfoot mean?
A yellow oil rendered and purified from the shinbones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle, and used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather.
Where does neatsfoot come from?
From neat (“cattle”) + -s- + foot.

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