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dreikanter

American  
[drahy-kahn-ter] / ˈdraɪˌkɑn tər /

noun

plural

dreikanters, dreikanter

  1. a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.

dreikanter British  
/ ˈdraɪkæntə /

noun

  1. a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand

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Etymology

Origin of dreikanter

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

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