disselboom

noun

dis·sel·boom

ˈdisəlˌbüm,

-ˌbōm

plural -s

Africa

: the pole of a horse-drawn wagon

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from Dutch, from dissel tongue or shaft of a wagon (from Middle Dutch) + boom pole, tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Saxon thīsla tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old English thīxl, Old High German dīhsala, Old Norse thīsl tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old Slavic tęgnąti to pull, and to Old High German boum tree