Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yen-hok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: yen-hok
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.

Example Sentences

"He would dip the point of the yen hok into a jar of dark-brown gooey stuff that looked like tar [opium], then hold a drop over the flame until it began to swell up like a tiny balloon, adding more to it now and then."

Etymology

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Inflected Forms

yen-hoks (plural) yen-hock (alternative)

Questions

What does yen-hok mean?: A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.
Where does yen-hok come from?: .

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