Masculine
hefboom
Meaning
- (literally, masculine) lever (turning rigid piece)
- (figuratively, masculine) leverage
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Frequency
Hyphenated as
hef‧boom
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɛf.boːm/
Etymology
Compound of heffen (“to lift”) + boom (“pole, beam”).
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