dennebol S. Afr.
(ˈdɛnəbɒl)
Also danebol.
[Afrikaans, f. den pine + bol ball, bulb.]
A fir cone.
| 1909 State II. 768 She..began to break up a ‘dennebol’ between two stones. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 139 Danebol or Dennebol..A fir cone. 1947 L. G. Green Tavern of Seas viii. 65 Sweets made of sugar, water, eggs, naartjie peel and dennebol pits. 1953 Cape Times 31 Mar. 16/3 Dennebols for your fires only sixpence for 50. |