schrank

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schranke, from Middle High German schranc. Related to German Schrank, English shrank (“cabinet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxrɑŋk/
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  • Hyphenation: schrank
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Noun

schrank f (plural schranken)

  1. trestle, sawbuck, sawhorse
    • 1837, Jan David Pasteur, Handboek voor den ingenieur, page 339:
      Tegen de twee voorbeenen dezer schrank worden twee sparren, leiders genaamd, […]
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