disselboom

disselboom
\\ˈdisəlˌbüm, -ˌbōm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch, from dissel tongue or shaft of a wagon (from Middle Dutch) + boom pole, tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Saxon thīsla tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old English thīxl, Old High German dīhsala, Old Norse thīsl tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old Slavic tęgnąti to pull, and to Old High German boum tree — more at beam
Africa : the pole of a horse-drawn wagon

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disselboom /disˈəl-boom/ (S Afr)
noun
The single shaft of an ox-wagon or other cart or wagon
ORIGIN: Du dissel shaft, and boom beam

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