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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans disselboom, from Dutch disselboom, a compound of dissel (“support pole”) and boom (“tree; beam”).
Noun
disselboom (plural disselbooms)
- One of the poles supporting a wagon.
1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines:That morning on which Mr. Neville was starting I saw Jim standing by my wagon and cutting up tobacco on the disselboom.
Dutch
Etymology
From dissel (“support pole”) + boom (“tree; beam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.səlˌboːm/
- Hyphenation: dis‧sel‧boom
Noun
disselboom m (plural disselbomen, diminutive disselboompje n)
- the drawbar of a wagon, car or coach
Descendants