Stellenbosch
name, verb
name, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To shift sideways. South-Africa, obsolete, transitive
Proper Noun
- 1 A town and local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.
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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