carabine
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See also: carabiné
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French carabine. Doublet of carbine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
carabine (third-person singular simple present carabines, present participle carabining, simple past and past participle carabined)
- (transitive, nautical or climbing) To attach via carabiner.[1]
Noun[edit]
carabine (plural carabines)
References[edit]
- ^ “carabine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1611, alternative spelling charabine late 16th century, from carabin. The meaning "mistress of one of the carabins" is recorded in the dictionary of Guérin (1892).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carabine f (plural carabines)
- rifle
- mistress of a cavalry soldier
Descendants[edit]
- German: Karabiner
Further reading[edit]
- “carabine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
carabine f
Anagrams[edit]
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