Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skippet

/ˈskɪpɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skip-pet
IPA: /ˈskɪpɪt/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small boat; a skiff.

Obsolete

noun

A small, round box used for keeping documents and seals or for covering seals attached to documents

Example Sentences

"Vpon the banck they sitting did espy / A daintie damzell, dressing of her heare, / By whom a litle skippet floting did appeare"

Etymology

Compare Icelandic skip, English skipper. See ship.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

skippets (plural)

Rhymes With

snippet whippet tippet pipit sippet

Questions

How do you pronounce skippet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɪpɪt/.
What does skippet mean?: A small boat; a skiff.
Where does skippet come from?: Compare Icelandic skip, English skipper. See ship.

How to pronounce skippet

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