nickle
/nˈɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun
Misspelling of nickel.
Example Sentences
- "On top of the card place a dime or nickle; this should be exactly over the tip of the finger and in the middle of the card."
- "Sweet rolls, the kind that sell four for a nickle at home, cost two for a nickle."
- "There were times when he was even constrained to hope that, by the same Great Influence, a spark of magnanimity had been awakened in Christie's abandoned soul; and once, when Eliza reported that her "pa" had given her a nickle, he almost believed that those seemingly ineffective words of his had, thanks to that same all-powerful intervention, made an impression."
Etymology
One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.
Origin
Word Breakdown
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