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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
janker (plural jankers)
- (Scotland) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
1802, Charles Coote, Statistical Survey of the County of Cavan:a vaulted castle 30 feet by 22 with a bawne of lime and stone 90 feet square, with two jankers
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Dutch
Etymology
From janken + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
janker m (plural jankers, diminutive jankertje n)
- A cryer, one who weeps.
- A whiner, one who complains.
Derived terms