English Explanatory Dictionary

brandsolder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A small attic or loft located immediately above such a ceiling layer.

Word forms

brandsolder brandsolders brandzolder

Etymology

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

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