Knarre
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb knarren.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Knarre f (genitive Knarre, plural Knarren)
- (slightly dated) ratchet, gragger, noisemaker
- (informal) a gun, especially a pistol
- Synonyms: Pistole, Schießeisen, Wumme
- socket wrench
- Synonym: Ratsche
Usage notes[edit]
- (rachet): The originally southern word Ratsche is now often used in this sense to avoid confusion with the sense “gun”.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Knarre [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
- “Knarre” in Duden online