Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoil-paper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
spoil--pa-per
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unskilled writer.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From spoil + paper. Possibly a calque of French guaste-papier.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

blotter feather-driver hack paper-blurrer penster squitter-pulp

Questions

What does spoil-paper mean?
An unskilled writer.
Where does spoil-paper come from?
From spoil + paper. Possibly a calque of French guaste-papier.

How to pronounce spoil-paper

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