doekboom

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of doek (cloth) +‎ boom (beam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduk.boːm/
  • Hyphenation: doek‧boom

Noun

doekboom m (plural doekbomen)

  1. a waft beam, the beam on a loom to which the warp threads are fixed, on the side where the weft threads are woven

Coordinate terms

  • kettingboom