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Dutch
Etymology
Equivalent to dekken (“to cover, to fertilise”) + hengst (“male horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛk.ɦɛŋst/
- Hyphenation: dek‧hengst
Noun
dekhengst m (plural dekhengsten, diminutive dekhengstje n)
- stallion, male stud horse (male horse kept for breeding)
- human stud, stallion, male sex machine
- ironical term for a foreman of harbour labourers