Hosebalke

Alemannic German

Hosebalke

Etymology

Hose +‎ Balke

Noun

Hosebalke m

1. (Uri) an old-fashioned, four-cornered fly (strip that hides the opening of trousers)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.