Both Uses of
Dutch
in
Hard Times
- I have heard him on such occasions produce sounds of a nature similar to what may be sometimes heard in Dutch clocks.†
Chpt 2.8
- 'Well!' said the exasperated Bounderby, 'while he was snoring, or choking, or Dutch-clocking, or something or other —— being asleep —— some fellows, somehow, whether previously concealed in the house or not remains to be seen, got to young Tom's safe, forced it, and abstracted the contents.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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(Dutch) the people of the Netherlands (including Holland); or relating to them (including the name of their language)editor's notes: Many people refer to the Netherlands as Holland -- which is more accurately the most populous region of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is best known for having 25% of its land below sea level.