eker

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English

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Etymology

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From eke +‎ -er.

Noun

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eker (plural ekers)

  1. One who ekes.
    • 1957, Petroleum Times, volume 61, page 43:
      What with the increased cost and the continued element of unreliability that these facts mean, I don't see in hydro-electricity more than an eker-out of coal and oil, not a supplanter.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish eker, which is the same word as the tree ek (oak).

Noun

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eker c

  1. a spoke (part of a wheel, a beam from hub to rim)

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