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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tuchtich. Equivalent to tocht + -ig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tochtig (comparative tochtiger, superlative tochtigst)
- draughty, drafty, windy, having currents of air
- 1986, S. F. Kelly & R. J. Kelly, Hypnose als therapie bij mentale en lichamelijke problemen, Tjalling Bos (tr.), 166.
Hij heeft zijn handen en voeten naar de stralingswarmte van het vuur uitgestrekt, maar hij leunt met zijn hoofd tegen een koud en tochtig raam.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (livestock, especially cattle) being in oestrus, being on heat
- Coordinate terms: (of animals and people) hitsig, ritsig, rits, (of larger mammals) bronstig, (of sows) berig, (of cows) buls, (of cats) krols, (of dogs) loops, (of mares) hengstig
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