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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handplay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hand-play
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hand-to-hand combat.

Uncountable

noun

In the game of skat, the playing of one's hand without using the skat.

Uncountable

Etymology

Combat sense: perhaps from Middle English *handpleie, from Old English handplega (“fighting”), equivalent to hand + play. Compare swordplay.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *handpleie, handplega

Usage

Inflected Forms

handplays (plural)

Questions

What does handplay mean?
Hand-to-hand combat.
Where does handplay come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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