Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrape-penny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: scrape-pen-ny
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Etymology

Compound of scrape + penny. Attested in 1584, in the writing of Thomas Lodge, author and physician.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

scrape-pennies (plural)

Questions

What does scrape-penny mean?: A miser.
Where does scrape-penny come from?: Compound of scrape + penny. Attested in 1584, in the writing of Thomas Lodge, author and physician.

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