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wallydraigle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wal-lydraigle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.

Etymology

Precise etymology is unclear. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary suggests the word may come from Scots wally, a variant of wallaway, an interjection expressing woe. The Oxford English Dictionary agrees that the word is Scots, and suggests that the source of the second element is Scots draigle or English drag, both derived from Old English dragan (“to draw; to pull”). The term is attested since the 16th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

wallydraigles (plural)

Questions

What does wallydraigle mean?
A feeble or underdeveloped person or animal.
Where does wallydraigle come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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