ragebol

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Dutch

A worn ragebol.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of raag +‎ -e- +‎ bol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraː.ɣəˌbɔl/
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  • Hyphenation: ra‧ge‧bol

Noun

ragebol m (plural ragebollen, diminutive ragebolletje n)

  1. a brush whose bristly hairs form a curved surface, mounted on a broomstick, mostly used for removing cobwebs
    • 1698, Salomon van Rusting, "De Kat in 't Vagevuur, of Mislyke Kattendroom", in De vol-geestige werken van Salomon van Ruſting, part 2, Jan ten Hoorn (publ.), page 126.
      Mijn ſtaart wiert als een kannewaſſer, / En 't lijf gelijk een ragebol, / So ruyg, door hondert duſent vreſen;
      My tail became like a dish-washing brush, / And my body like a bristly brush, / So rough, because of a hundred thousand fears;
    Synonyms: halfmaan, koppenjager, kopstubber, spinnejager

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: rabòl
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