chabot
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Arms of the House of Chabot, depicting three chabots.
See also: Chabot
English
Etymology
Noun
chabot (plural chabots)
- (heraldry, rare) A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family ("or, three chabots gules").
- 1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 839:
- Chabots[:] Or three chabots gu.
- 1901, Ex Libris Society, The Journal of the Ex Libris Society, page 66:
- Over all an escutcheon of pretence : 1 and 4 , Gules, nine mascles conjoined or, 3, 3, 3 (Rohan); 2 and 3, Or, three chabots hauriant gules (Chabot).
- 1904, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory, London : T.C.; & E.C. Jack, page 186:
- "Or, three chabots gules” is the crest of a French family of the name of Chabot.
- 1928, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Committee on Heraldry, A Roll of Arms:
- Arms : Gules three gemels gold on a quarter silver three chabots erect gules.
Alternative forms
French
Etymology
Attested since at least 1220 (as cabot), of unclear origin. Perhaps via Occitan from (Vulgar) Latin capoceus, from caput.
Pronunciation
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Noun
chabot m (plural chabots)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chabot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French çabot (compare French sabot).
Noun
chabot m (plural chabots)
Derived terms
- câbl'ye dé chabot (“brake cable”)
- êtreindre lé chabot (“apply the brake”)
- lévyi d'chabot (“brake lever”)
- veue d'chabot (“brake light”)