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pettywhin

/ˈpɛtiˌwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pet-ty-whin
IPA
/ˈpɛtiˌwɪn/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The needle furze.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From petty + whin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

petty whin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pettywhin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛtiˌwɪn/.
What does pettywhin mean?
The needle furze.
Where does pettywhin come from?
From petty + whin.

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