Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powderhound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pow-der-hound
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skiing enthusiast.

Slang

Example Sentences

"But it's the rare chance for above-tree line skiing that draws backcountry powderhounds to the gulf again and again."
"Miramartian Geiger, the powderhound, has never been married."

Etymology

From powder + hound.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

powderhounds (plural)

Questions

What does powderhound mean?: A skiing enthusiast.
Where does powderhound come from?: From powder + hound.

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