knijpkat
Dutch
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Knijpkat.
Etymology
From knijpen (“to pinch, to squeeze”) + kat (“cat”), probably named so because the sound of the spinning dynamo sounds somewhat like a cat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknɛi̯pˌkɑt/
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Noun
knijpkat f (plural knijpkatten, diminutive knijpkatje n)
- dyno torch, dynamo torch