bassinen.
/baˈsiːn/ A fibre obtained from the leaf-bases of the palmyra Borassus flabellifer, used in the manufacture of brooms, ropes, etc. Also attributive, as bassine broom.
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1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 149 Bassine or Palmyra Fibre.
1923 Daily Mail 16 June 10 Best Hair broom, bassine broom [etc.].
1969 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 26 Jan. 25 Bassine yard broom.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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