Rolwagen (noun)
rowl-wag-en
A kind of Chinese cylindrical porcelain vase. In later use also: a Dutch imitation of this.
Early 18th century. From Dutch rolwagen, apparently a specific use of rolwagen roll-wagon, although the semantic motivation is not entirely clear.
Example sentences
“But is it a genuine rolwagen, or a clever fake?”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)