Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prop-stick
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any stick or pole used to prop something up.

noun

Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it; a clothesprop.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From prop + stick.

Inflected Forms

propsticks (plural) prop-stick (alternative) prop stick (alternative)

Questions

What does propstick mean?
Any stick or pole used to prop something up.
Where does propstick come from?
From prop + stick.

How to pronounce propstick

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