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