Word: cockscomb
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cocks
comb
Definition: A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
Morphemes:
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a type of small boat.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coque
Language: fro
Decoded: coque
Meaning: a type of small boat
Affix: -s-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
Affix: comb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.