dennebol, noun

/ˈdenəbɔl/, /ˈdɛnəbɔl/
Forms:
Also danebol.
Plurals:
dennebols, dennebolle /ˈdenəbɔlə/.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, denne combining form of den pine tree + bol ball, cone (plural -bolle).
Especially in the Western Cape: a pine cone or fir cone; dunneball. Also attributive.
1909 The State II. 768 (Pettman)She..began to break up a dennebol between two stones.
1947 L.G. Green Tavern of Seas 65Tameletjies, the sweets made of sugar, water, eggs, naartjie peel and dennebol pits — sweets that were typical of an earlier Cape Town.
1953 Cape Times 31 Mar. 16Dennebols for your fires only sixpence for 50.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 198Dennebol(le), The cones of several species of Pinus, chiefly those of P. pinea and P. pinaster, which are used for firing boilers, geysers, etc., though the tarry accumulation on the pipes militates against their continued use.
1974 D.K. Vrijzee in Cape Times 12 Jan. (Weekend Mag.) 7A reference to dennebol pips brought back memories of the walks by us children from our home to Raapenberg where we searched among the pine needles for pips and collected cones.
Especially in the Western Cape: a pine cone or fir cone; dunneball. Also attributive.
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dekriet, nounn.dennepit, nounn.
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