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Hemmschuh
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af hemmen<t:to inhibit, to obstruct> Schuh<t:shoe>
From de hemmen Schuh to inhibit, to obstruct shoe.
Pronunciation
de [ˈhɛmˌʃuː]
de De-at-Hemmschuh.ogg Austria
de De-Hemmschuh.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hemm schuh
Noun
thumb|A break block
m,(e)s
de railroading break block (a transportable device used to slow down or stop moving railway cars)
de colloquial chock, wheel chock, scotch
de by extension hindrance
Declension
m,(e)s
Synonyms
de Bremsschuh
de Radschuh
Further reading