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kelek
[kel-ek]
noun
a raft or float supported on inflated animal skins used in Iraq, parts of Turkey, etc.
Word History and Origins
Origin of kelek1
Example Sentences
Since then, he figures he has traveled around 30,000 miles under his own steam — by foot, by bicycle, by oil-drum kelek.
“You will bring them by kelek across the Tigris. When you arrive at a place where no one can see or hear, you will kill them all.”
The Turkish-German writer and sociologist Necla Kelek, who was at Sarrazin's side when he presented his book to the public, said the banker was doing Germany a service and that he shared his concerns about the country's future.
But his further description shows that he is here referred to the kelek or skin-raft, with which he has combined a description of the kuffah.
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