asbeer

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑs.beːr/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Person who was employed to empty latrines and remove refuse at night.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish as (ash, axle, cinders, axis, shaft) + Dutch, Flemish beer (bear, liquid waste, boar, a bear, liquid manure).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

beer

Gloss

bear, liquid waste, boar, a bear, liquid manure

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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