Etymology

brandsolder

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Today it means: A layer of brick or clay added to a ceiling in a traditional South African house in order to protect against falling thatch in the case of a roof fire. Full definition →

Dutch brandzolder
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  1. Dutch · borrowed frombrandzolder
  2. English todaybrandsolder

Borrowed from Dutch brandzolder, from brand (“fire”) + zolder (“loft, attic”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.