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Etymology

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17th century, from Hungarian csábrák. Some sources derive it further from Ottoman Turkish چاپراق (çaprak), while others suggest that the Ottoman is itself from Hungarian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈbʁakə/
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Noun

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Schabracke f (genitive Schabracke, plural Schabracken)

  1. shabrack (decorative saddlecloth)
    • 1811, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Fünftes Buch”, in Aus meinem Leben, volume 1, Tübingen, page 455:
      Das Gefolg der kaiserlichen Majestät übertraf nunmehr, wie billig, die übrigen. Die Bereiter, die Handpferde, die Reitzeuge, Schabracken und Decken zogen aller Augen auf sich, []
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  2. (by extension) certain other kinds of coverings, especially
    1. pelmet (cloth or frame used to conceal curtain fixtures)
      Synonym: Querbehang
    2. (dated) protective cloth (for furniture etc.)
      Synonyms: Schutzdecke, Schondecke, Zierdecke
  3. (figurative, derogatory) someone or something ugly or decrepit, especially
    1. hag (ugly and/or slovenly woman)
    2. an old horse
      Synonym: Kracke

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