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mankeli.

mangle (device with rollers for smoothing flat textiles such as bedsheets, tableclothes)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑŋkeli/[ˈmɑ̝ŋk̟e̞li]
  1. mangle (device with rollers for smoothing flat textiles such as bedsheets, tableclothes)

  2. wringer (device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed)

    dated
  3. credit card imprinter; knuckle-buster, zip-zap machine (mechanical device for imprinting the data embossed on a credit card on a receipt)

    dated · informal
  4. tight spot, dire straits, wringer (difficult situation or process that one has to go through)

    figuratively
    He todella vetivät jokaisen hakijan mankelin läpi ennen valintaa.
Where this word comes from

From Swedish mangel, from German Mangel.

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