שלעפּקראַפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

שלעפּן (shlepn) +‎ קראַפֿט (kraft).

Noun

שלעפּקראַפֿט • (shlepkraft) f

1. (neologism) rolling stock

   Synonym: באַרעדערטער אינווענטאַר m (barederter inventar, literally “rolling inventory”)

2. drag, pulling power

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rolling stock”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• https://yiddishwordoftheweek.tumblr.com/post/23110283505/shlepn-%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%9F