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Fixspoun
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Luxembourgish
lb 2014 July 25
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Etymology
From lb fix Spoun firm, fixed shaving, chip, sliver (of wood).
Pronunciation
lb /ˈfiksˌʃpeu̯n/ [ˈfiksˌʃpəʊ̯n]
Noun
m Fixspéin
match, matchstick
lb Fixfeier
lb 1991 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Rub3AAAAIAAJ&q=Fixspoun Lëtzebuerger Beien-Zeitung 90 D'Beielarve gin normalerweis no der Verdeckelung futti, si schmëlzen zu enger bronger schläimiger Mass zesummen, déi e mat engem Fixspoun ewéi Läim aus der Zell erauszéie kann The bee larvae normally become damaged after the beating; they fuse together into a brown, slimy mass that one can extricate like glue from the cell with a match