Etymology

reim

R1E1I1M3

Today it means: A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc. Full definition →

Afrikaans riem
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromriem
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromriem
  3. English todayreim

Borrowed from Afrikaans riem.

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