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LEK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Albania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("lek" is a kind of...):
Albanian monetary unit (monetary unit in Albania)
Meronyms (parts of "lek"):
qindarka; qintar (100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania)
Context examples:
He was surprised at the eagerness which animated the whole team and which was communicated to him; but still more surprising was the change wrought in Dave and Sol-leks.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Buck had been purposely placed between Dave and Sol-leks so that he might receive instruction.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Once, during a brief halt, when he got tangled in the traces and delayed the start, both Dave and Sol-leks flew at him and administered a sound trouncing.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Dave and Sol-leks were unaffected, but the rest of the team went from bad to worse.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Dave and Sol-leks alone were unaltered, though they were made irritable by the unending squabbling.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
With the last remnant of his strength he managed to stagger along behind till the train made another stop, when he floundered past the sleds to his own, where he stood alongside Sol-leks.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The Scotch half-breed called a halt and took him out of the team, making the next dog, Sol-leks, fast to the sled.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Joe was sourer than ever, and Sol-leks was unapproachable, blind side or other side.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Dave and Sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Buck remembered the man in the red sweater, and retreated slowly; nor did he attempt to charge in when Sol-leks was once more brought forward.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
