Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shear-cake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: shear--cake
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven.

Inflected Forms

shear-cakes (plural)

Questions

What does shear-cake mean?: A counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven.

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