Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigh-hand

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: nigh--hand
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nearby; nearhand.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Oliver Tom Fwich-(i.e. Fitz)pathrick, as people used to call him, was the eldest son o' a comfortable farmer, who lived nigh hand to Morristown-Lattin, not far from the Liffey."

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does nigh-hand mean?: Nearby; nearhand.

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