Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheepsfoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheeps-foot
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.

noun

A blade with one straight edge and one edge which runs parallel for most of the blade's length until it curves abruptly (almost at a right angle) down to a point at the tip, resulting in less of a piercing point than on a Wharncliffe; (loosely) a Wharncliffe.

Example Sentences

"These small blades are quite odd looking, as they don't have a point. The edge of a sheepsfoot blade is commonly straight. The spine is often quite straight, but it suddenly veers almost straight down to meet the edge at the tip."

Etymology

From sheep + -s- + foot.

Inflected Forms

sheep's foot (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lambsfoot Wharncliffe

Questions

What does sheepsfoot mean?: A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.
Where does sheepsfoot come from?: From sheep + -s- + foot.

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