All 3 Uses of
Dutch
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Dutch courage.†
Chpt 8 *
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Wholesale burners and Dutch oven dealers.†
Chpt 6 *dutch oven = a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid
- Shut his blurry Dutch oven with a firm hand.†
Chpt 14
Definitions:
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(1)
(Dutch) the people of the Netherlands (including Holland); or relating to them (including the name of their language)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.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Dutch is used in a the phrase Dutch oven (a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid) or Dutch doors (a door divided in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens).