Dutch word schachtbok comes from Dutch bok, Dutch schacht

Detailed word origin of schachtbok

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
bok	Dutch (nld)	(gymnastics) vaulting horse. (pejorative) churl, grouch. (pejorative) oaf, bumpkin. (printing) job case, type case. A crane on legs. Box, perch (driver's seat on a carriage). Male goat, buck, billy. Sawbuck, buck.
schacht	Dutch (nld)	(college) A pledge, freshman, especially if subject to hazing. A shaft, a pole-shaped object or part of one, e.g. a handle. A shaft, an access opening.
schachtbok	Dutch (nld)	Mineshaft tower.

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