carabine

See also: carabiné

English

Etymology

From French carabine. Doublet of carbine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəbɪn/

Verb

carabine (third-person singular simple present carabines, present participle carabining, simple past and past participle carabined)

1. (transitive, nautical or climbing) To attach via carabiner.

Noun

carabine (plural carabines)

1. (military) A carbine.

Anagrams

• Cabirean

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.bin/

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Noun

carabine f (plural carabines)

1. rifle
   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     Un matin, qu'elle s'en retournait ainsi, elle crut distinguer tout à coup le long canon d'une carabine qui semblait la tenir en joue.

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2. mistress of a cavalry soldier

Descendants

• → German: Karabiner

Further reading

• “carabine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• bancaire
• cabanier
• cabinera

Italian

Noun

carabine f

1. plural of carabina

Anagrams

• baciarne, bancarie, rabicane