Schulbank

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German

Etymology

Schule +‎ Bank

Pronunciation

Noun

Schulbank f (genitive Schulbank, plural Schulbänke)

  1. school desk
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      Wir bartlosen, unausgewachsenen Burschen, die tagsüber noch auf der Schulbank hocken mußten, bildeten wirklich das ideale Publikum, das sich ein junger Dichter erträumen konnte, neugierig, kritisch verständig und begeistert sich zu begeistern.
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  2. (metonymically) school

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Further reading

  • Schulbank” in Duden online
  • Schulbank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache