kelek
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kelek
Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Since then, he figures he has traveled around 30,000 miles under his own steam — by foot, by bicycle, by oil-drum kelek.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
But his further description shows that he is here referred to the kelek or skin-raft, with which he has combined a description of the kuffah.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)
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