zebec
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of xebec.
name
A Balkan surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Example Sentences
- "Soon after this time he [John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent] was put into the Experiment as acting captain, on account of a ſhort indiſpoſition which attacked ſir Richard Strachan, and ſignalized himſelf in the moſt remarkable manner during an action with a very large zebec, carrying 26 heavy guns and 400 men."
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Zebec.
Word Breakdown
- Root: Zebec