Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skewbald

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skew-bald
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.

noun

A skewbald horse.

Etymology

From skew + bald (where bald means having patches of white).

Inflected Forms

skewbalds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

piebald

Questions

What does skewbald mean?: Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.
Where does skewbald come from?: From skew + bald (where bald means having patches of white).

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