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labb.

Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’

noun

  1. Lab, laboratory.

    colloquial · neuter
Where this word comes from

Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)

noun

  1. a larger paw (of for example a bear)

    common-gender
    björnens labbar

  2. a flipper (of a seal)

    common-gender

  3. a (big) hand

    colloquial · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov. Attested in Swedish at least since the XVII century. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk labb and Danish lab.

noun

  1. An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.

    colloquial · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)

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