An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Scharteke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Scharteke
Friedrich Kluge2509569An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Scharteke1891John Francis Davis

Scharteke, f., ‘worthless book, trash,’ ModHG. only; prop. ‘waste book’; formed from Ital. scartata, ‘refuse.’