Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skidpan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skid-pan
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.

Example Sentences

"As the downpour turned the steep inland roads into a skidpan, countless riders came to grief"

Etymology

From skid + pan.

Inflected Forms

skidpans (plural)

Synonyms

drag skid

Questions

What does skidpan mean?: A skidpad.
Where does skidpan come from?: From skid + pan.

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