houwer

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɦɑu̯ər/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who chops, in particular a lumberjack or a sculptor.
  • (mining) A hewer, a pickman.
  • A tusk of a wild boar.
  • (now) A machete blade weapon.
  • (obsolete) Any blade weapon.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch houwere suf from Dutch, Flemish houwen (hew).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

houwen

Gloss

hew

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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