disselboom

British  

/ ˈdɪsəlˌbʊəm /

noun

1. the main haulage shaft of a wagon or cart

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Etymology

Origin of disselboom

from Afrikaans dissel shaft + boom beam

Example Sentences

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disselboom

Then we all went, leaving Henri Marais still cutting up his tobacco on the disselboom.

From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Haggard, Henry Rider

That morning on which Mr. Neville was starting I saw Jim standing by my wagon and cutting up tobacco on the disselboom.

From King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Henry Rider

The night slowly passed, and still Christina de Klerk paced up and down the grove, sometimes resting for a brief spell upon the disselboom of her waggon.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

Through the dense mist Benita crept to the disselboom.

From Benita, an African romance by Haggard, Henry Rider

I sat down on the black veldt by the spring, and gazed at the charred axles and disselboom of my waggon, and I can assure you, ladies and gentlemen, I felt inclined to weep.

From Hunter Quatermain's Story by Haggard, Henry Rider