huntaway

hunt·a·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhnt-uh-wey]
- /ˈhʌnt əˌweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhnt-uh-wey]
- /ˈhʌnt əˌweɪ/

Definitions of huntaway word

noun huntaway a sheep dog. 1
adjective huntaway (of a dog) trained to herd sheep. 1
noun huntaway a dog trained to drive sheep at a long distance from the shepherd 0
noun huntaway Alternative letter-case form of Huntaway. 0

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Origin of huntaway

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase hunt away

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Parts of speech for Huntaway

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Huntaway

huntaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

huntaway usage trend in Literature

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