schrank

[ shrangk ]

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noun

(in Pennsylvania Dutch furniture) a two-door clothes cabinet one side of which has drawers and shelves and the other side an open space for hanging clothes.

Origin of schrank¹

From Pennsylvania Dutch; compare German Schrank “cupboard”

Brooks: I say, if I may quote a comedy writer named Joe Schrank, I can hardly believe my hearing aid.

He continued to exhibit the utmost indifference to the motives of Schrank, who sought his life.

The thousands who were in the vicinity of the shooting clamored for Schrank's life.

When Schrank was first questioned at the central station he declined to give his name.

Schrank having disappeared, the crowd about the hotel hurried to the Auditorium.

Upon its arrival Schrank was hustled into it and taken to the central station.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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