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carabine

See also: carabiné

English

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Etymology

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From French carabine. Doublet of carbine.

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Verb

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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.[1]

Noun

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carabine (plural carabines)

  1. (military) A carbine.

References

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  1. ^ “carabine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ʁa.bin/
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Noun

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carabine f (plural carabines)

  1. rifle
  2. mistress of a cavalry soldier

Descendants

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  • German: Karabiner

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Italian

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Noun

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carabine f

  1. plural of carabina

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