A horizontal bar or shaft that connects the wheels of a wagon or cart and supports the vehicle's body.
From Afrikaans 'disselboum' or Dutch 'disselboem,' combining 'dissel' (shaft or pole) and 'boom' (beam or bar). This term refers to a specific piece of wagon construction used in South African cart design.
The 'disselboom' is almost forgotten vocabulary that reveals how different cultures had specialized words for every part of a wagon—it's the kind of word you'd need if you were literally building or repairing carts for survival.
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