estrinque

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Galician

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Etymology

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Probably from Old French strenc (string, cord, rope), from Frankish *strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (string), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (rope, cord, strand).

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Noun

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estrinque m (plural estrinques)

  1. (nautical) rope
    • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 53:
      hũu estrenque d'esparto novo et hũu estrenque vello d'esparto, et con seu treu que son tres monetas et hũu papafigo et con todos los outros seus aparellos
      a new rope of esparto, and an old rope also of esparto, with its set of sails, composed of three minor sails and a mainsail, with all the additional rigging
  2. a chain or wooden part used for connecting a cart with a yoke

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