Time to Go Dutch

With its long history as a seafaring nation, the Netherlands has exported more than just tulips. Test your knowledge of the words it has contributed to the English language

1. crimp – A: restrict spending. B: compress into small folds. C: climb.

2. bung – A: stopper for a container. B: mechanical spring. C: insect nest.

3. cruller – A: flat-bottomed boat. B: felt hat. C: small cake made from a twisted strip of dough.

4. avast – A: nautical command to stop. B: large estate. C: north wind.

5. beleaguered – A: subjected to constant trouble. B: divided into small groups. C: well-equipped.

6. polder – A: head bandage. B: tract of low land reclaimed from the sea. C: hearty meat stew.

7. maelstrom – A: challenging path. B: raging fire. C: powerful whirlpool.

8. freebooter – A: lazy person.

B: pirate. C: wanderer.

9. bulwark – A: strong protection. B: marsh. C: nonsensical statement.

10. boodle – A: small sack for clothes. B: fruit-filled pastry. C: money.

11. bumpkin – A: buoy. B: unsophisticated person from the countryside. C: horizontal bar on the front of a tractor.

12. foist – A: impose something unwelcome. B: leap. C: brag.

13. bogart – A: commit art forgery. B: drain. C: use without sharing.

14. blunderbuss – A: dangerous journey. B: careless person. C: fantastical story.

15. bruin – A: bear. B: leather waistcoat. C: uninhabitable structure.