Definitions for "Kulak"
Keywords:  peasant, russian, soviet, hired, farmer
A rich peasant. The word actually means “a fist”, probably an ironic reference to the tight-fistedness of these elements.
a subsistence farmer
Russian for “closed fist.” The Soviet government defined kulaks specifically as peasants who hired permanent workers, owned an industrial enterprise (such as a flour mill), hired out agricultural machinery, or practiced usury. Between 3 and 5 percent of the population was considered to be kulaks.
KULAK , “Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Afdeling Kortrijk" (Catholic University of Leuven, Branch of Kortrijk) was the old acronym for the KULCK “Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Campus Kortrijk" (Catholic University of Leuven, campus at Kortrijk). Although the university buildings were upgraded from a mere branch or dependence to a campus in the late 1990s, locals still use the old designation of "KULAK". The main reason for this is that it rolls off the tongue much easier than the new letter construction with its three consonants ending.