winkle-hawk
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The spekilation ha'n't turned out just so good as I expected, but it might have been worse ; anyhow, it's a comfort to walk off without a winkle-hawk in one's character for 'cuteness."
- "1908 November 11, "Hahne & Co." (advertisement), Elizabeth Daily Journal, evening edition, page 4. NOTE—Some are slightly imperfect through mill stains or “winkle hawks”—hardly noticeable."
- "And if out of our experiences we create no more pretentious effort than a hand-book on "The Care of Cutlery," or "The Preservation of Tin Roofs," or "The Mending of Winkle-hawks in Youth's Clothing," we are sure of appreciative readers, and for consolation for what may seem lack of the artistic we will have our regular, continuous royalty payments."
- "You've said yourself that everything you own's got some kind of a winkle hawk patched over in the seat."
- "Some broken harness to be mended, a loose door to be hinged, two saddles that needed oiling, and a mass of untidy canvas to be inspected for rents and winkle-hawks."
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch winkelhaak (“try square, rectangular tear or cut”), from Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: winkelhaak, winkelhake
Usage
Inflected Forms
winkle-hawks (plural)
winklehawk (alternative)