bolwassing
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbɔlˌʋɑ.sɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (physical, now rare) a rough rub trough the hair, as a mild warning (usually to a junior) or just in jest
- a verbal dressing-down
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish bol (ball, sphere, head, bun, bulb, bulging, globe, dot, scoop) + Dutch, Flemish wassing (washing).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
wassing
Gloss
washing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bloembol Dutch, Flemish
- bol Dutch, Flemish
- bolbliksem Dutch, Flemish
- bolcoördinaten Dutch, Flemish
- bolhoed Dutch, Flemish
- bolhoop Dutch, Flemish
- bollenveld Dutch, Flemish
- bolpapaver Dutch, Flemish
- bolrond Dutch, Flemish
- bolvormig Dutch, Flemish
- bolwerk Dutch, Flemish
- bolworm Dutch, Flemish
- hemelbol Dutch, Flemish
- krentenbol Dutch, Flemish
- krullenbol Dutch, Flemish
- losbol Dutch, Flemish
- oliebol Dutch, Flemish
- oogbol Dutch, Flemish
- ragebol Dutch, Flemish
- slaapbol Dutch, Flemish
- smoutebol Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbol Dutch, Flemish
- tulpenbol Dutch, Flemish
- vuurbol Dutch, Flemish
- wassing Dutch, Flemish
- wereldbol Dutch, Flemish
- bol Middle Dutch