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Schapenbout
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Schapenbout in 1840. Compound of the plural form of nl schaap sheep and dialectal nl bout remaining section of a collapsed or destroyed levee. Named for the fact that the inhabitants of the settlement took their sheep to pasture on the remains of the levee.
See also zea Schaopenbout.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈsxaː.pə(n)ˌbɑu̯t/
nl Scha pen bout
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Terneuzen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
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