beestenspel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of beest + -en- + spel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beestenspel n (plural beestenspelen)
- (historical) a fairground or circus attraction where exotic animals were displayed; a precursor to modern zoos
- 1836, Nicolaas Beets, “Een beestenspel”, in Camera obscura, page 19:
- Neen, ik wil niet naar 't beestenspel! ik hou er niet van.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1836, Nicolaas Beets, “Een beestenspel”, in Camera obscura, page 20:
- Op dit alles antwoord ik u: ik haat het beestenspel, en ik zal u de reden van mijn afgrijzen uiteenzetten.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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