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Unread 06-06-2002, 08:06 PM   #1
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Okay, this nice Swiss luger brass tool kit is called a "Putzzeug".

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Does any one know what Putzzeug means ?

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Unread 06-06-2002, 08:55 PM   #2
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I went to several language translators on the web, and they say it isn't a word or they don't have that language to translate to English. I imagine it is part of a word or abbreveation maybe?

Although in German it means "Cleaning Things", so that is probably close?
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Putz means clean,(Putzen, to clean) "zeug" can mean items or objects, for example a tool is a "werkzeug" - work item, Also can be a variation of the word "ziehen" which means to pull. The past tense of "ziehen" is "gezogen", slang can mean "zug" or a cleaning pull through. Can't put the umlaut pronunciation on with this computer.
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Real close Ed, in fact literally dead on! "Putzen" is the infinitive form of "to clean", and "zeug" is "material","things", or "stuff".
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