dreikanter

noun

drei·​kan·​ter

ˈdrīˌkäntə(r),

-kan-

plural dreikanters or dreikanter

: a 3-faced pebble faceted by wind-blown sand

broadly : ventifact

Word History

Etymology

German, literally, one having three edges, from drei three (from Old High German drī) + kante edge (from Low German kant, kante, from Middle Low German, from Middle Dutch cant) + -er (from Old High German -āri)

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