coue

See also: Coué

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin cauda.

Noun

coue f (plural coues)

1. tail

Related terms

• cueusse

Norman

Etymology

From Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

coue f (plural coues)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) tail
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 510:

     Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.

     It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.

2. (Jersey) timothy

Derived terms

• assiette dé la coue f (“setting of tail”)
• blianche-coue f (“wheatear”)
• câsaque à coue d'héthonde f (“tailcoat”)
• coue dé r'nard f (“common spotted orchid”)
• coue d'ponîn f (“ponytail”)
• coue d'rat f (“horsetail”)
• craûlant-coue m (“wagtail”)
• crîn d'la coue m (“switch”)