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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of melkboer (“milkman”) + -en- + hond (“dog”). Apparently postdating and likely influenced by melkboerenhondenhaar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛlk.buː.rə(n)ˈɦɔnt/
- Hyphenation: melk‧boe‧ren‧hond
Noun
melkboerenhond m (plural melkboerenhonden)
- A milkman's or milkwoman's dog.
- 1888 June 11, Babi, "Rotterdamsche penschetsen. Rotterdamsche Zindelijkheid", Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (part 1), Vol. 11, No. 3141, page 1.
Een ongeloofelijk aantal melkboerenhonden, zoowel op de schuiten als onder de wagens, maken een leven, en blaffen, dat hooren en zien vergaan, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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