Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shellycoat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shelly-coat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythical water creature wearing a coat made of shells.

Example Sentences

"This country is also the abode of Shellycoat, who haunts Shetland and the Orkneys."
"The fatigued and deluded travellers now relinquished the pursuit; and had no sooner done so, than they heard shellycoat applauding, in loud bursts of laughter, his successful roguery. The spirit was supposed particularly to haunt the old house of Gorinberry situated on the River Hermitage in Liddesdale."

Etymology

From shelly + coat.

Inflected Forms

shellycoats (plural)

Questions

What does shellycoat mean?: A mythical water creature wearing a coat made of shells.
Where does shellycoat come from?: From shelly + coat.

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