Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitewing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whitew-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The velvet scoter.

noun

A street sweeper.

American usage

Etymology

From white + wing. The street sweepers were so called because of the white uniforms they used to wear.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

whitewings (plural)

Questions

What does whitewing mean?: The chaffinch.
Where does whitewing come from?: From white + wing. The street sweepers were so called because of the white uniforms they used to wear.

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