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ku·lak (ko̵̅o̅ läk′, ko̵̅o̅′läk′)

noun

a well-to-do peasant farmer in Russia who profited from the labor of poor peasants and opposed the Soviet collectivization of the land

Etymology: Russ, lit., fist, hence, tightwad < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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