schak

English

Noun

schak (plural schaks)

1. Alternative spelling of shalk.

Anagrams

• Shack, hacks, shack

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schakke, shak, shake

Etymology

A back-formation from schaken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːk/, /ʃak/

Noun

schak

1. A sudden forwards motion; a charge or thrust.
2. Fallen grain reserved for livestock.

Derived terms

• schakelen

Descendants

• English: shake; shack

References

• “shā̆k(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.