abattis

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

abattis

  1. Alternative spelling of abatis.

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

abattre +‎ -is

[edit] Noun

abattis m. (plural abattis)

  1. A mass of things that have been subjected to abattage.
  2. (Canadian) An area that has been cleared of trees, but not yet of their stumps.
  3. (cooking, plurale tantum) The offal or giblets, especially those of a bird.
  4. (military) An abatis.
  5. (dated, slang, usually plurale tantum) The limbs.

[edit] Verb

abattis

  1. First-person singular past historic of abattre.
  2. Second-person singular past historic of abattre.

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