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- Dutch · calque ofklapschaats
- English todayclap skate
From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism. Full definition →
From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.