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tolppa.

post, pole, stilt, stake (long piece of heavy timber or other material protruding out of ground)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtolpːɑ/[ˈt̪o̞lpːɑ̝]
  1. post, pole, stilt, stake (long piece of heavy timber or other material protruding out of ground)

  2. bollard (post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area etc.)

  3. ellipsis of maalitolppa (“goal post”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  4. a high pitch, intended to be difficult to hit

  5. 12-pack of beer

    colloquial
  6. taxi stand, taxicab stand

    informal
  7. synonym of torni (“10 cases of snus”)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish stolpe, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô. Doublet of tulppa.

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