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raftage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
raftage
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The beams used in the rigging of a ship

Uncountable

noun

Rafts considered as a group; the use of rafts

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English raft Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English raftage From raft + -age.

Usage

Questions

What does raftage mean?
The beams used in the rigging of a ship
Where does raftage come from?
Etymology tree English raft Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English raftage From raft + -age.

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