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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kolfr. Mixed with kolbe.
Noun
kolv c (singular definite kolven, plural indefinite kolve)
- (firearms, obsolete, dialect) a butt
- (obsolete, poetic) a pole (of wood or metal)
- (figurative, obsolete, poetic) arrow
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Swedish
Etymology
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Noun
kolv c
- a piston
- Synonym: (older, especially on a steam engine) pistong
- (firearms) a butt
- (sciences) a laboratory flask (with a neck)
- (botany) a spadix
- Synonym: blomkolv
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