trank

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/ˈtɹæŋk//ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋk//ˈtɹɛ̃ŋk/

noun

An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut.

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Meanings

trank1

nountrank (plural tranks)

plural tranks

  1. An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut.

trank2

nountrank (plural tranks)

plural tranks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tranq (“tranquilizer”).
verbtrank (third-person singular simple present tranks, present participle tranking, simple past and past participle tranked)

present singular third person tranks · participle present tranking · participle past tranked · past tranked

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tranq (“tranquilize”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tranquilizetranquilizer

Origin

Attested since the 1860s, of unclear origin. Perhaps from French tranche.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trank

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Anagrams

KrantTrnka
Cite this entry
APA

trank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trank

MLA

“trank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trank.

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