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Old 16th August 2022, 10:45 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by gp View Post
Here is a partial explanation: they took it from Indonesia, moreover Atjeh / Aceh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klewang

In Dutch it became part of our language as we have an expression
“chase someone over the Klewang” …
Are you sure you don't mean the kling (blade)? I've heard "over de kling jagen" but never "over de klewang".
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