carabine

See also: carabiné

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəbɪn/

Verb

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

Noun

carabine (plural carabines)

1. (military) A carbine.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 “carabine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Cabirean

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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/

• Audio:

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Noun

carabine f (plural carabines)

1. rifle
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

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Italian

Noun

carabine f

1. plural of carabina

Anagrams

• baciarne
• bancarie