telfer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6

Definition of telfer

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A surname from Old French.
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name

  1. A surname from Old French.

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of telpher.
    “Passenger cages, for lifts and telfers.”

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Etymology

Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).

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