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clap skate

noun

Etymology

From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.

  1. derived from *skakkjā✻ — “stilt”
  2. derived from schāetse
  3. derived from schaats
  4. compounded as clap skate — “clap + skate”

Definitions

  1. a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at…

    a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

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