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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schranke, from Middle High German schranc. Related to German Schrank, English shrank (“cabinet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxrɑŋk/
- Hyphenation: schrank
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Noun
schrank f (plural schranken)
- trestle, sawbuck, sawhorse
1837, Jan David Pasteur, Handboek voor den ingenieur, page 339:Tegen de twee voorbeenen dezer schrank worden twee sparren, leiders genaamd, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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