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κόπανος — meaning in English

kopanos

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English meaning

  • flail noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
  • jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.

Senses

κόπανος is used for these senses in English:

  • battledore (historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.
  • flail A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
  • jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

flail — full definition

  1. noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
  2. noun A weapon with a heavy striking head joined to the handle by a chain or flexible link.
  3. verb To wave or swing about wildly and without control.

jerk — full definition

  1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
  2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
  3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
  4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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