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hoarhound

hoar·hound
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawr-hound, hohr-]
    • /ˈhɔrˌhaʊnd, ˈhoʊr-/
    • /hˈɔːhaʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawr-hound, hohr-]
    • /ˈhɔrˌhaʊnd, ˈhoʊr-/

Definitions of hoarhound word

  • noun hoarhound an Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, having downy leaves and small, whitish flowers, and containing a bitter, medicinal juice that is used as an expectorant, vermifuge, and laxative. 1
  • noun hoarhound any of various plants of the mint family. 1
  • noun hoarhound a brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract. 1
  • noun hoarhound Alternative form of horehound. 1

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Origin of hoarhound

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English horehune, Old English hārhūne, equivalent to hār gray, hoar + hūne horehound

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Parts of speech for Hoarhound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hoarhound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hoarhound usage trend in Literature

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