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gerben.

to tan (prepare hide)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡɛʁbən/[ˈɡɛɐ̯bm̩]
  1. to tan (prepare hide)

    weak
  2. to beat, spank, tan

    dated · weak
  3. to fuck (have sexual intercourse with)

    obsolete · vulgar · weak
  4. to crush and decorticate grains

    obsolete · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gerben, gerwen, garwen, from Old High German garawen, from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan. Related with gar (“cooked, ready”).

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