Meaning of these words please

[lilyanne]

Found in a poem about an ox wagon ,but what exactly do they mean.?;disselboom;Kameel and,vley,

[sandyRoe]

'Kameel' is the Dutch word for camel.

[sandyRoe]

disselbloom is the main haulage shaft of a wagon or cart

[lilyanne]

great for quick reply ...thanks a lot

[sandyRoe]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=Disselbloom&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merriam-webster.com%2Fdictionary%2Fdisselboom&ei=kFfAULjdIqmG4gS074CAAw&usg=AFQjCNEYSdql1TeQRJS6w_V3JyUKu6qF_Q

[slaney]

Vley - low lying ground, swamp.

[plautus]

Afrikaans.
disselboom is the shaft between the ox and the cart
vley is a swamp.

Chambers does not give a definition of Kameel

[lilyanne]

Thanks to all for enlightenment.can always rely on "Answerbank!"

[jno]

is this a South African poem?

[plautus]

Wake up and smell the coffee, jno!

[jno]

just wondered if it was something to do with Voortrekkers, plautus.