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.
or schlepp also shlep (shlÄp)Slang. v. schlepped, schlepÂ·ping, schleps or schlepped or schleppÂ·ing or schlepps also shlepped or shlepÂ·ping or shleps. v.tr. To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town. v.intr. To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller.