Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restharrow

/ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: resthar-row
IPA: /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.

Example Sentences

"Common Restharrow rises up with diverse rough, woody twigs, half a yard or a yard high, set at the joints without order [...]."

Etymology

From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/

Inflected Forms

restharrows (plural) rest-harrow (alternative) wrest-harrow (alternative)

Phrases

yellow restharrow

Synonyms

rest-harrow ononis repens ononis spinosa

Questions

How do you pronounce restharrow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/.
What does restharrow mean?: Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.
Where does restharrow come from?: From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).

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