hemdsmouwen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From hemd (“shirt”) +‎ mouwen (“sleeves”). Plural of hemdsmouw.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hemds‧mou‧wen

Noun

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hemdsmouwen pl (plural only)

  1. in the fixed expression in hemdsmouwen
    in hemdsmouwen
    having removed one's jacket (because it's hot, or there's real work to do)
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