startsnöre

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Swedish

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startsnöre

Etymology

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start +‎ snöre, since 1958, inspired by English starting strap or cord.

Noun

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startsnöre n

  1. a pull cord, starting strap, starting cord, the rope to pull in a recoil start or pull start mechanism on a (lawn mower, chainsaw, boat, etc.) engine
    Startsnöret hade gått av, så hon måste skaffa ett nytt innan hon kunde klippa gräset.
    The starting cord was broken, so she had to get a new one before she could mow her lawn.
  2. the whole recoil start or pull start mechanism
    Båten hade en 3 hästars utombordsmotor med startsnöre.
    The boat had a 3 hp outboard engine with recoil start.

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