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balk.

a beam, solid support

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑlk/
  1. a beam, solid support

    masculine
  2. a cuboid

    masculine
  3. a section, icon et cetera in such rectangular shape

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch balke, from Old Dutch *balco, from Proto-West Germanic *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô.

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