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Reißbrett
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German
Alternative forms
de Reissbrett Switzerland Liechtenstein
Etymology
de reißen Brett.
Compare also en write to inscribe, engrave, imprint + en board. The older meaning of de reißen refers to the consequences of using a tool for engraving or drawing, causing little cracks on a surface of choice, which, among other things, could also have been used as means of writing.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁaɪ̯sˌbʁɛt/
de De-Reißbrett.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,er
drawing board
Declension
n,(e)s,er
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