"pellack" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pellacks [plural]
Etymology: Compare Gaulish peileag. Etymology templates: {{cog|cel-gau|peileag}} Gaulish peileag Head templates: {{en-noun}} pellack (plural pellacks)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, archaic) A porpoise. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, archaic Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans

Inflected forms

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