(Sport) Gleitschiene bei Schlitten u. Schlittschuhen.
(Gefäß) Hölzernes Gefäß, Bottich. Hiervon leitet sich die Bez. Küfer (Böttcher) ab.
ETYM From Run.
1. Someone who travels on foot by running.
2. A trained athlete who competes in foot races.
3. The rails or glides on which something can move along, usually over snow or ice.
4. A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents.
ETYM Icel. skîth a billet of wood. Related to Shide.
An unexpected slide; SYN. slip, sideslip.
ETYM A dialectic form for fat, Old Eng. fat, AS. faet.
1. A large cistern or tub, especially one used for holding fluids involved in some process, such as beer-making, tanning, etc.
2. A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system.