hozen
Meaning
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- (intransitive, transitive) to bail, to scoop water out of a boat, cellar etc
- (impersonal) to rain heavily, to pour
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
ho‧zen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦoː.zə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch osen, from Old Dutch *ōsan, from Proto-Germanic *ausaną. The initial h- is a hypercorrection first attested in early modern Dutch, possibly by analogy with hoos.
New
hoos
-
- (feminine) high boot
- (feminine) whirlwind, (specifically) landspout
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