Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Slang

noun

Counterfeit money.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To discover […] how the honest poor are compelled to hob-and-nob with the “shoful pitcher” and the “gun,” it is necessary to visit the vast nursery-grounds of crime."

Etymology

From German Schofel (“worthless stuff, rubbish”), substantive use of schofel (“base, mean, worthless”), representing the German-Jewish pronunciation of Hebrew שפל (shāphēl, “low”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schofel, שפל

Usage

Inflected Forms

shofuls (plural) schofel (alternative)

Questions

What does shoful mean?: A Hansom cab.
Where does shoful come from?: It is traced to German.

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