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trachle

nounwork

long, tedious, laborious chore

a tiresome, laborious task or chore; slow, exhausting work

Example in use

That trachle fair wore me oot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TRAK-uhl/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: trachle

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