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bednarka

//bɛdˈnar.ka/ | /bɛdˈnar.ka/ | /bɛdˈnɒr.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    hoop iron
  2. 2.
    colloquialcooperage (art or trade of a cooper)
  3. 3.
    obsoletecooper's wife
  4. 4.
    obsoletefemale equivalent of bednarz (“cooper”) (barrel craftswoman)
  5. 5.
    obsoletecooper's tape (metal tape for tying small wood products into bundles or for strengthening boxes, etc.)
  6. 6.
    obsoletesmall slat for buckets, baskets, washtubs, etc.

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bednarka. By surface analysis, bednarz + -ka. Compare Kashubian bednôrka and Slovincian bednorka.

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