Meaning of bak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. buck (a male goat, or the male of other small ruminants, such as the chamois or roe)
2. Capricorn
3. box seat, box (driver’s seat on a horse-drawn carriage or cart)
   historical
4. trestle, sawhorse (support, usually made of wooden beams, with a pair of divergent legs at each end)
5. drawing horse, donkey bench (short bench for art students, with a raised end used to prop up a drawing board)
6. boost, leg up (cupping one’s hands so as to form a step for someone who is attempting to climb)

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Examples

“Bakot főként a pásztorok tartottak, általában 40-50 jerkére egyet.”

Bucks were mostly kept by herders, usually one for every 40-50 does.

“A kocsis mellett a bakon ült az ispán, akinek jó volt ott is.”

The count was sitting next to the coachman on the box, which suited him just fine.

“Az öreg ladikot fenékkel fölfelé két bakra állítják.”

The old punt is placed bottom up on two trestles.

“A mester teraszán rajzoltunk a nemrégiben beszerzett néhány bakon.”

We used to draw on the master’s terrace on a couple of recently acquired drawing horses.

“Ugyan már, bakot tart, én kimászok, leadom a létrát és mindketten kint vagyunk a gödörből.”

Oh come on, you give me a leg up, I climb out, lower the ladder, and we’re both out of the pit.

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