pestbos

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈpɛst.bɔs/

noun
Definitions
  • (Netherlands) A small, densely grown tract of forest in a pasture, where livestock were buried after dying from a contagious disease.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish pest (pestilence, plague, pest, contagious disease) + Dutch, Flemish bos (forest, woods, cluster, wood, bundle, bush, bunch).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

bos

Gloss

forest, woods, cluster, wood, bundle, bush, bunch

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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