knijpkat
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Knijpkat_lantaarn.jpg/220px-Knijpkat_lantaarn.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From knijpen (“to pinch, to squeeze”) + kat (“cat”), probably named so because the sound of the spinning dynamo sounds somewhat like a cat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]knijpkat f (plural knijpkatten, diminutive knijpkatje n)