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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of stok (“stick, e.g. cane”) + slag (“hit, stroke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔk.slɑx/
- Hyphenation: stok‧slag
Noun
stokslag m (plural stokslagen, diminutive stokslagje n)
- a cane stroke or hit with another type of stick, such as hickory or even a clubber
- For lack of a current specific word for caning, that is generally rendered by the plural stokslagen, with or without some reference to number or (vaguer) multiplicity
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