klos

Dutch (Brabantic)

/klɔs/

noun
Definitions
  • spool, bobbin
  • wooden or metal reel or similar object
  • hardwood beam for sewing into planks, notably oak
  • (slang) testicle
  • klutz, clumsy person
  • target, victim (of a problem or joke)
  • lump, clod
  • cocoon,chrysalis
  • corn cob
  • fir-cone
  • horse's (lower) legs; protuberance thereupon

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch closse.

Origin

Middle Dutch

closse

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