Dohne.
snare, sling, animal trap
Meaning & usage
snare, sling, animal trap
piece of wood covering something
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German done, from Old High German thona, belonging to the verbs dehnen, dohnen “to stretch”, Middle High German denen, donen, Old High German denjan, danjan. In this meaning Latin tenus, Russian тенёто (tenjóto); in the meaning “tendril” Old Saxon thona, Old English thona. In Luxembourgish Dunn.
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