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beuken.

to ram, to beat, to knock

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbøː.kə(n)/
  1. to ram, to beat, to knock

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch boken, bueken, perhaps related to pochen (“brag”), evolving from "defy" into "knock."

adj/ˈbøː.kə(n)/
  1. beechen (made of beech wood)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch boekijn. Equivalent to beuk (“beech”) + -en.

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