pulk

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/pʌlk//pʊlk//pulk/

noun

A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

Similar
toboggan
OriginNorwegian pulk ← Swedish pulka ← Finnish pulkka →
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Meanings

pulk1

nounpulk (plural pulks)

plural pulks · alternative pulka · alternative pulkha

  1. A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

    Synonyms: toboggan

pulk2

nounpulk (plural pulks)

plural pulks

  1. East AngliaA pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

Similar
toboggan

Origin

pulk · noun

  1. Proto-Sami*pulkkē
  2. Sami
  3. Finnishpulkka
  4. Swedishpulka
  5. Norwegianpulk
  6. Englishpulk

From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Sami *pulkkē.

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pulk · noun

  1. Middle Englishpolk
  2. Englishpulk

Inherited from Middle English polk, from pol (“pool”) + -ok (“-ock”, thus equivalent to pool + -ock), with shortening of /oː/ before /lk/.

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Translations

Danish pulk
  • pulklow-slung boatlike sled
Estonian kelk, salvokelk
  • kelklow-slung boatlike sled
  • salvokelklow-slung boatlike sled
  • laste kelklow-slung boatlike sled
Finnish pulkka
  • pulkkalow-slung boatlike sled
French pulka
  • pulkalow-slung boatlike sled
German Pulka
  • Pulkalow-slung boatlike sled
Norwegian pulk
  • pulklow-slung boatlike sled
Russian пулка, волокуша
  • пулка (pulka)low-slung boatlike sled
  • волокуша (volokuša)low-slung boatlike sled
Swedish pulka
  • pulkalow-slung boatlike sled
Ukrainian пу́лка
  • пу́лка (púlka)low-slung boatlike sled

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pulk

bulkhulksulkskulk
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Anagrams

Kulp
Cite this entry
APA

pulk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulk

MLA

“pulk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulk.

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