bednarka
//bɛdˈnar.ka/ | /bɛdˈnar.ka/ | /bɛdˈnɒr.ka//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.hoop iron
- 2.colloquialcooperage (art or trade of a cooper)
- 3.obsoletecooper's wife
- 4.obsoletefemale equivalent of bednarz (“cooper”) (barrel craftswoman)
- 5.obsoletecooper's tape (metal tape for tying small wood products into bundles or for strengthening boxes, etc.)
- 6.obsoletesmall slat for buckets, baskets, washtubs, etc.
Synonyms & related words
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bednarka. By surface analysis, bednarz + -ka. Compare Kashubian bednôrka and Slovincian bednorka.