dreikanter

 [drahy-kahn-ter]  

drei·kan·ter

   [drahy-kahn-ter]
noun, plural drei·kan·ters, drei·kan·ter.
a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
Origin:
1900–05; < German, equivalent to drei three + Kante edge + -er -er1
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Dreikanter is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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dreikanter (ˈdraɪkæntə)
 
—n
a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand
 
[C20: from German: three-edged thing]

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