Definition of tanka. : an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form â compare haiku.
(plural schleppers) 1  a servant who carries things. 2  a porter. 3  a pejorative insult for an individual who wanders aimlessly.
scrip1. 1  a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing. 2  a scrap of paper. 3  Finance. a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock. a certificate to be exchanged for goods, as at a company store. 4  paper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States.