stellenbosch

See also: Stellenbosch

English

Etymology

From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses.

Verb

stellenbosch (third-person singular simple present stellenbosches, present participle stellenbosching, simple past and past participle stellenbosched)

  1. (transitive, South Africa, obsolete) To shift sideways.
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