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janker

janker noun: a long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.

Noun

janker (plural jankers)

  1. (Scotland) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
    • a vaulted castle 30 feet by 22 with a bawne of lime and stone 90 feet square, with two jankers1802, Charles Coote, Statistical Survey of the County of Cavan

Forms of janker

pluraljankers

Words that rhyme with janker

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Questions about janker

What does janker mean?
Janker means a long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
What part of speech is janker?
Janker is a noun.
What is the plural of janker?
The plural of janker is jankers.

Words near janker in the dictionary

  1. janked up
  2. janked-up
  3. Jankel
  4. janken
  5. Jankent
  6. janker
  7. jankers
  8. Jankes
  9. jankier
  10. jankiest
  11. jankily

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