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bełt.

nock (base of an arrow in which feathers are placed)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɛwt//ˈbɛɫt/Middle, Polish[ˈbɛwt]
  1. nock (base of an arrow in which feathers are placed)

  2. bolt (ammunition for a crossbow)

  3. bum wine (cheap wine; portion of this)

    colloquial · derogatory
  4. faff (unclear, incomprehensible statement)

    colloquial · derogatory
  5. turbulent liquid, especially water

  6. splash, plop

    obsolete
  7. synonym of męt

    in-plural
  8. rod (pole with a knob at the end which fishermen use to swirl the water, driving fish into the net sometimes used as a kind of oar to push the boat in shallow, swampy or overgrown places)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish bełt. By surface analysis, deverbal from bełtać (“to stir”).

noun/ˈbɛwt/
  1. blud (creature in Slavic folklore)

    animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

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noun/ˈbɛwt/
  1. strait, sea isthmus

    inanimate · masculine
  2. horizontal strut in a shaft

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Belt. First attested in the 19th century

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