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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish raphōns, from Middle Low German raphōn (“partridge”), possibly from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”). Compare origin of German Rebhuhn.
Noun
rapphöna c
- a partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
- a kind of horse carriage
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