trank









trank


trank 1[trangk] ExamplesWord Origin noun Slang.

  1. a tranquilizer.

Origin of trank 1by shortening and respelling trank 2[trangk] noun

  1. the piece of leather from which one glove is cut.
  2. the cut or shaped trank, not including thumb, gussets, and fourchettes.

Origin of trank 2First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain Examples from the Web for trank Contemporary Examples of trank

  • Edwards and Trank will direct the as yet unnamed Star Wars spin offs scheduled for 2016 and 2018.

    ‘Star Wars’ Director Rian Johnson May Bring Balance to the Force

    Rich Goldstein

    June 21, 2014

  • StarWars.com recently announced the hiring of Trank for another one of the spin-off films.

    The Cult of Boba Fett: The ‘Star Wars’ Bounty Hunter’s Spin-Off

    Rich Goldstein

    June 5, 2014

  • Historical Examples of trank

  • Take away their fracases and their trank pills and they’d go berserk.

    Mercenary

    Dallas McCord Reynolds

  • In fact, Joe had already wondered what their version of trank was.

    Frigid Fracas

    Dallas McCord Reynolds

  • After this the trank or outline of the glove must be cut out.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891

    Various

  • “On the trank again,” Freddy grumbled, but Joe sensed he wasn’t particularly amused.

    Frigid Fracas

    Dallas McCord Reynolds

  • “I hope every fracas buff in North America chokes on his trank pills,” he snarled.

    Frigid Fracas

    Dallas McCord Reynolds

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