mattenklopper

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Housewife cleaning doormat with carpet-beater around 1955.

Etymology

Compound of mat +‎ -en- +‎ kloppen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tə(n)ˌklɔ.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: mat‧ten‧klop‧per

Noun

mattenklopper m (plural mattenkloppers, diminutive mattenkloppertje n)

  1. carpet beater
    Hollandse huisvrouw met schort klopt een mat met een mattenklopper, op straat bij de voordeur. Naast haar een bezem en zinken emmer met dweil. [Original caption of the adjacent photograph]
    Dutch housewife wearing an apron is beating a mat with a carpet beater, on the street at the front door. Next to her a broom and a zinc bucket with a mop.