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grass snipe

grass snipe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gras, grahs snahyp]
    • /græs, grɑs snaɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gras, grahs snahyp]
    • /græs, grɑs snaɪp/

Definition of grass snipe words

  • noun grass snipe the pectoral sandpiper. 1

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Origin of grass snipe

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Grass snipe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grass snipe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

grass snipe usage trend in Literature

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