Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scythestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scythe-stone
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whetstone for sharpening scythes.

Example Sentences

"Some of the stone used to be made into grindstones and scythestones, and aged carpenters and farmmen tell how "kindly" it was to their tools and scythe blades; it left the edges smooth as silk, which synthetic stone (carborundum) never quite does."

Etymology

From scythe + stone.

Inflected Forms

scythestones (plural)

Questions

What does scythestone mean?: A whetstone for sharpening scythes.
Where does scythestone come from?: From scythe + stone.

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