tengel

Definitions of tengel
  1. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    synonyms: fik, fikken, grijper, grijpers, grijpvinger, grijpvingers, hand, jat, jatten, klauw, klauwen, klavier, klavieren, kluif, knijper, poot, poten, tengels, vinger, vlerken, vuist
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    vuist
    a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
    rechterhand, rechts
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    linkerhand, linkervleugel, linkervoet
    the hand that is on the left side of the body
  2. noun
    a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
    synonyms: klamp, klamplat, rachel, rachter, rafter, steunlat, tingel
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    type of:
    lat
    thin piece of wood or metal
  3. noun
    a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
    synonyms: platstuk, schroot, tingel, wandschroot
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    type of:
    neusvleugel
    a thin strip (wood or metal)
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