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cep

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sɛp/

“cep” is a Polish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. flail (tool in the form of two wooden sticks connected by a strap, one of which was held in the hand, and the other was used to strike the ears of harvested grain to separate the grains)
  2. flail (weapon in the shape of this tool)
  3. tightener (device that increases the manual force when tightening parts of a drilling jig)
  4. loom pedal (type of pedal that moves s mechanism for interlacing warp threads in a weaving loom)
  5. moron, idiot

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěpъ.

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