валёк

nounmasculineinanimatecountableuncommon

1.
laundry beater, battledore, washing bat
Ба́бушка стира́ла белье́ валько́м у реки́.
Grandmother washed the laundry with a beater by the river.
traditional household implement
2.
roller, cylinder, shaft
Он разровнял зе́млю тяжелым валько́м.
He levelled the ground with a heavy roller.
3.
swingletree, whippletree, singletreeharness
Постро́мки крепя́тся к вальку́.
The traces are fastened to the swingletree.
part of a horse harness
4.
(rare) loom (of an oar), oar shaftnautical
Он держа́л весло́ за валёк.
He held the oar by the loom.

Examples

Бабушка стирала бельё с помощью валька.
Grandmother washed the laundry using a wash beater.
Мастер сделал новый валёк для стирки.
The craftsman made a new wash beater.
Валёк лежал возле старой лохани.
The wash beater was lying next to the old washtub.

⚠️ Stress change.