Kerbholz
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s/
- Hyphenation: Kerb‧holz
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Noun
Kerbholz n (strong, genitive Kerbholzes, plural Kerbhölzer, diminutive Kerbhölzlein n)
- tally stick
- Synonyms: Kerbstock, Zählholz, Zählstab
- 1799, Friedrich Schiller, Wallenstein's Lager [Wallenstein's Camp] (Wallenstein trilogy), 1. Aufzug, 11. Auftritt:
- Das kommt nicht aufs Kerbholz. Ich geb' es gern. Gute Verrichtung, meine Herrn!
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Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “Kerbholz” in Duden online
- “Kerbholz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kerbholz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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