beurtbalk

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbøːrt.bɑlk/

noun
Definitions
  • (mostly) A checkout divider, a separator to put between the products of different customers on the conveyor belt in a supermarket.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish beurt (turn, as in a chance to use something, service, sex act) + Dutch, Flemish balk (beam, bar, balk).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

balk

Gloss

beam, bar, balk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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