knaster

From German Knaster.^[1] Doublet of canaster and canister.

knaster (countable and uncountable, plural knasters)

1. canaster

• Kanters, Kastner, rankest, starken, tankers

knaster n

1. crackling; crunching

• Used to describe both the crunchy sound of walking on gravel and the crackling sound of (dry) firewood burning. A sharp, dry crackling sound.
• See knastra for usage examples.

• knastertorr (“bone dry”)

• knastra

• “knaster”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “knaster”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “knaster”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Compare German Knaster and English canaster

knaster

1. a cigarette
2. a handmade cigarette

• kålstråk
• torkis