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tronks

tronks is the plural of tronk.

Meaning of tronk

Noun

tronk (plural tronks)

  1. (South Africa) A prison.
    • It must here be explained that the tronk, or jail, is the general receptacle, not only of convicted criminals, but of such Hottentots or slaves as are found, improperly or illegally wandering about the country […]1824, William John Burchell, Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa

Questions about tronks

What is tronks the plural of?
Tronks is the plural of tronk.

Words near tronks in the dictionary

  1. Trong
  2. Trongsa
  3. tronie
  4. tronies
  5. tronk
  6. tronks
  7. Tronna
  8. trons
  9. troo
  10. troodontid
  11. troodontids

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