Zündstrick

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German

Etymology

zünden +‎ Strick

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsʏntˌʃtʁɪk/
  • Hyphenation: Zünd‧strick
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Noun

Zündstrick m (strong, genitive Zündstrickes or Zündstricks, plural Zündstricke)

  1. fuse
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Die sieben Schwaben”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 185:
      Der Jackli, der hinter ihm den Spieß hielt, und dem ich weiß nicht was für ein Geruch in die Nase kam, sprach „etwas ist ohne Zweifel vorhanden, denn ich schmeck das Pulver und den Zündstrick.“
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