Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuftiscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shuftis-cope
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.

British usage; Dated; Slang

Etymology

From shufti + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shufti

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

shuftiscopes (plural)

Questions

What does shuftiscope mean?: An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.
Where does shuftiscope come from?: From shufti + -scope.

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