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heul.

a floodgate with a bridge

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦøːl/
  1. a floodgate with a bridge

    feminine
  2. a stone or brick bridge, usually consisting of only a single arch

    feminine
  3. a sewer or a ditch for wastewater

    dialectal · feminine
  4. a temporary bridge, often made of wood

    dialectal · feminine · obsolete · possibly
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hole. Related to hol.

noun/ɦøːl/
  1. poppy, plant of the genus Papaver

    archaic · masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
  2. several kinds of soporific drugs made from the poppy

    archaic · masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
  3. something soothing, healing, salutary or even redeeming

    figuratively · masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch *huel, attested in compounds corresponding to modern heulzaad, from older oele, from Latin oleum.

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