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haak-en-steek

noun
\ ˈhäkənˌstēk\
plural -s

Definition of haak-en-steek

: umbrella thorn

History and Etymology for haak-en-steek

Afrikaans, literally, hook and sting; from the fact that it has some curved and some straight thorns

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