chevrette

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English

Etymology

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

Noun

chevrette (plural chevrettes)

  1. (military, historical) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “chevrette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

French

Etymology

From chèvre +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə.vʁɛt/
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Noun

chevrette f (plural chevrettes)

  1. kid (young goat)
  2. doe
  3. (Louisiana, Cajun) shrimp
    Synonym: crevette

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