bollplank

Swedish

Etymology

boll or bolla + plank

Noun

bollplank n

1. a wall of planks intended to have a ball bounced against it (for practice)
2. (figuratively) a sounding board (person or group whose reactions to a new idea or proposal serve to assess its acceptability – compare bolla idéer (“bounce ideas”))

Declension

Declension of bollplank

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bollplank	bollplanks
	definite	bollplanket	bollplankets
plural	indefinite	bollplank	bollplanks
	definite	bollplanken	bollplankens

References

• bollplank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bollplank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)