Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skewback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skew-back
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.

Example Sentences

"The avalanche shelter itself consists of a series of heavily reinforced arches, supported by substantial piers on the cliff-side, and on skewbacks cut deep into the rock on the other."

Etymology

From skew + back.

Inflected Forms

skewbacks (plural)

Questions

What does skewback mean?: The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
Where does skewback come from?: From skew + back.

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