Swedish

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Etymology

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horn +‎ sugga. Traditionally, the handle was made from a goat's horn, now mostly from beech wood. The word was used in 1907, according to SAOB. Picture in Europeana.

Noun

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hornsugga c

  1. a round paint brush (diameter ca. 60 mm) with bent handle (for painting and tarring boats, buildings and fences)

Declension

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Declension of hornsugga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hornsugga hornsuggan hornsuggor hornsuggorna
Genitive hornsuggas hornsuggans hornsuggors hornsuggornas