Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powder hoy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: pow-der hoy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel, often painted red and carrying a red flag, that carried gunpowder to a man-of-war.

Obsolete

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

powder hoys (plural)

Questions

What does powder hoy mean?: A vessel, often painted red and carrying a red flag, that carried gunpowder to a man-of-war.

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