Haube

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hoube, hūbe, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic *hūbā, from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ.

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Noun

Haube f (genitive Haube, plural Hauben, diminutive Häubchen n or Häublein n)

  1. bonnet, cap
    Synonym: Kappe
  2. cover, hood
  3. dollop
  4. bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    Synonyms: Netzmagen, Mütze
    • 1867, Wilhelm Zipperlen, Der illustrirte Hausthierarzt für Landwirthe und Hausbesitzer, Ulm: Ebner, page 466:
      Die Haube oder der Netzmagen ist die kleinste Abtheilung, hat eine rundliche Gestalt und drei Öffnungen, wovon eine zum Schlund, eine zum Wanst und die dritte, aber sehr enge, zum Psalter führt.
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