drop leaf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop leef]
- /drɒp lif/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop leef]
- /drɒp lif/

Definitions of drop leaf words

noun drop leaf a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use. 1
noun drop leaf a hinged flap on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket or additional pivoted leg to extend the surface 0
noun drop leaf (as modifier) 0
modifier drop leaf having a drop leaf 0
noun drop leaf a hinged board attached to the side or end of a table as an extension of the surface: it hangs down when not in use 0

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Origin of drop leaf

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Drop leaf

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop leaf

drop leaf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

drop leaf usage trend in Literature

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