böckling — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buckling noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
- kipper noun A herring (or similar fish) that has been split open, salted, and smoked.
- red herring noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.
Senses
böckling is used for these senses in English:
- buckling Smoked herring.
- kipper A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- red herring A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.
buckling — full definition
- noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
- noun The act of fastening something with a buckle.
- noun A young male goat, roughly one to two years old.
kipper — full definition
- noun A herring (or similar fish) that has been split open, salted, and smoked.
- verb To preserve fish by splitting, salting, and smoking it.