Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portsale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: port-sale
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

public or open sale; auction

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Five thousand sixe hundred and two and thirtie persons were sold out-right in port-sale under the guirland"

Etymology

From port + sale. See port (“gate”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

portsales (plural)

Questions

What does portsale mean?: public or open sale; auction
Where does portsale come from?: From port + sale. See port (“gate”).

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