Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: scorp
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of scorpion.

noun

Clipping of scorper.

noun

A resident of Gibraltar.

Dated; Slang

noun

A woodworking tool for roughing out concave shapes such as bowls and spoons.

Etymology

From scorpion.

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

scorps (plural)

Questions

What does scorp mean?: Clipping of scorpion.
Where does scorp come from?: From scorpion.

How to pronounce scorp

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