chevrette

English

Etymology

French, diminutive of chèvre goat, from Latin capra. Compare chevron.

Noun

chevrette (plural chevrettes)

  1. (military, historical) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 chevrette in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

From chèvre +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃəvʁɛt/

Noun

chevrette f (plural chevrettes)

  1. kid (young goat)
  2. doe
  3. (Louisiana, Cajun French) shrimp

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