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dębić

//ˈdɛm.bit͡ɕ/ | [ˈdɛm.bit͡ɕ] | [ˈdɛm.bit͡ɕ]/
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to bark oaks (to strip the bark from)
  2. 2.
    to tan animal skin using oakbark
  3. 3.
    colloquialdialectalto obtain with difficulty
  4. 4.
    colloquialdialectalto cram, to swot, to learn by rote
  5. 5.
    archaiccolloquialto cause to stand on end

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dǫbiti. By surface analysis, dąb + -ić.

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