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karttu.

A slender log used as a hitting implement.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑrtːu/[ˈkɑ̝rt̪ːu]

  1. A slender log used as a hitting implement.

  2. synonym of pyykkikarttu (“washing beetle, battledore, laundry bat; hand tool used to do laundry”)

  3. A bat in the traditional outdoor game of kyykkä.

  4. singletree, swingletree, whippletree

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Related to Karelian karttu and Kukkuzi karttu.

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