Duumstock in Low German

Pronunciation: /duːˑmstɔk/

noun

Syllabication: Duum·stock

Plural: Duumstöcker m de Duumstock

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peripheral vocabulary

Low Saxon:

Tollstock

English:

meterstick

yardstick

Dutch:

duimstok

German:

Zollstock

Examples:

Kannst du dat mit ’n Duumstock noch maal nameten?

image illustrating the submeaning

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Duum + Stock

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