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pockwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pock-wood
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lignum vitae

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From pock + wood, as formerly used to treat pocks.

Usage

Questions

What does pockwood mean?
lignum vitae
Where does pockwood come from?
From pock + wood, as formerly used to treat pocks.

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