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selcouth

adjective sel·couth \ˈsel-ˌküth\

Definition of SELCOUTH

archaic
:  unusual, strange
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Origin of SELCOUTH

Middle English, from Old English seldcūth, from seldan seldom + cūth known — more at uncouth
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SELCOUTH

bucktooth, cheek tooth, dogtooth, Duluth, egg tooth, eyetooth, forsooth, half-truth, home truth, houndstooth, in truth, Kossuth, milk tooth, sawtooth, sweet tooth, tollbooth, uncouth, untruth, vermouth

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