Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wag-halter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: wag-hal-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter."

Etymology

From wag + halter.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

wag-halters (plural)

Synonyms

gallows bird hangdog

Questions

What does wag-halter mean?: Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
Where does wag-halter come from?: From wag + halter.

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