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dreikanter

[ drahy-kahn-ter ]

noun

, plural drei·kan·ters, drei·kan·ter.
  1. a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.


dreikanter

/ ˈdraɪkæntə /

noun

  1. a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreikanter1

1900–05; < German, equivalent to drei three + Kante edge + -er -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreikanter1

C20: from German: three-edged thing

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