pulk
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pulk¹
- /pʌlk/
- /pʊlk/
- /pulk/
Rhymes with -ʌlk
Where it comes from
From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Sami *pulkkē.
noun pulks · pulka · pulkha
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A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
Similar: toboggan
pulk²
- /pʌlk/
Rhymes with -ʌlk
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English polk, from pol (“pool”) + -ok (“-ock”, thus equivalent to pool + -ock), with shortening of /oː/ before /lk/.
noun pulks
- A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)
Translations
Talk about this word "pulk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pulk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pulk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pulk "pulk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pulk.Cite this
@misc{pulk_2026,
title = {pulk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pulk},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
