שלעפּקראַפֿט
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]שלעפּן (shlepn) + קראַפֿט (kraft).
Noun
[edit]שלעפּקראַפֿט • (shlepkraft) f
- (neologism) rolling stock
- Synonym: באַרעדערטער אינווענטאַר m (barederter inventar, literally “rolling inventory”)
- drag, pulling power
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rolling stock”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- https://yiddishwordoftheweek.tumblr.com/post/23110283505/shlepn-%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%9F