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pulk

/pʌlk/

pulk noun: a low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

pulk: a low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice
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Noun (1)

pulk (plural pulks)

  1. A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
    Synonyms:
    toboggan

Noun (2)

pulk (plural pulks)

  1. (East-Anglia) A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)

Synonyms of pulk

Forms of pulk

pluralpulks
alternative formpulka
alternative formpulkha

Origin of pulk

From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.

Inherited from Middle English polk, from pol (“pool”) + -ok (“-ock”, thus equivalent to pool + -ock), with shortening of /oː/ before /lk/.

Words that rhyme with pulk

Questions about pulk

What does pulk mean?
Pulk means a low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
What part of speech is pulk?
Pulk is a noun.
How do you pronounce pulk?
Pulk is pronounced /pʌlk/.
What is the plural of pulk?
The plural of pulk is pulks.

Words near pulk in the dictionary

  1. pulissery
  2. Pulitzer
  3. Pulitzer Prize
  4. Pulitzer Prizes
  5. Pulitzers
  6. pulk
  7. pulka
  8. pulkas
  9. pulkha
  10. pulkhas
  11. pulking

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