disselboom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of disselboom
from Afrikaans dissel shaft + boom beam
Example Sentences
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Snap went the disselboom of the cart beneath the transverse strain put upon it.
From The Tale of Three Lions by Haggard, Henry Rider
It was a highly ornamented, springless vehicle of wood and gilded, something like a packing-case with a pole, or as we should call it in South Africa, a disselboom, to which the horses were harnessed.
From The Ancient Allan by Haggard, Henry Rider
They lent a hand, and when the team was outspanned and haltered to the disselboom inside a hastily improvised laager, they repaired to the house, carrying provisions with them.
From Grit Lawless by Young, F.E. Mills
He only sat himself again upon the disselboom of the wagon and went on cutting up the tobacco viciously, as though he were slicing the heart of a foe.
From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Haggard, Henry Rider
“Now I am ready,” he said, rising and strolling over to the waggon, where he seated himself on the disselboom.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Mitford, Bertram
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