hammercloth

ham·mer·cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ham-er-klawth, -kloth]
- /ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ham-er-klawth, -kloth]
- /ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

Definitions of hammercloth word

noun plural hammercloth a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage. 1
noun hammercloth the cloth that covers the seat that the driver of a coach or carriage sits on 0
noun hammercloth (dated) The cloth that covers a coachbox. 0

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Origin of hammercloth

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English hamerclothe, dissimilated variant of *hamelcloth home-woven cloth, equivalent to hamel domestic (akin to Old Norse heimili homestead) + cloth(e) cloth

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Parts of speech for Hammercloth

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hammercloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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