פֿלאַכצוואַנג

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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פֿלאַך (flakh, “flat”) +‎ צוואַנג (tsvang, “pliers; tongs”), the latter a deverbal of צווינגען (tsvingen, “to force”).

Noun

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פֿלאַכצוואַנג • (flakhtsvang) f, plural פֿלאַכצוואַנגען (flakhtsvangen)

  1. (possibly a neologism) flat-nose pliers

References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿלאַכצוואַנג”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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