Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houseback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rear of a house.

Example Sentences

"Out from a deep-delved way my vision lit / On housebacks pink, green, ochreous […]"
"The light on the policeman's lantern glared over the ghastly scene—along the double row of miserable housebacks, which lined the sides of the open tidal ditch […]"

Etymology

From house + back.

Inflected Forms

housebacks (plural)

Questions

What does houseback mean?: The rear of a house.
Where does houseback come from?: From house + back.

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