Stellenbosch

name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.
Verb
  1. 1
    To shift sideways. South-Africa, obsolete, transitive

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.

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