carabine
See also: carabiné
English edit
Etymology edit
From French carabine. Doublet of carbine.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
carabine (third-person singular simple present carabines, present participle carabining, simple past and past participle carabined)
- (transitive, nautical or climbing) To attach via carabiner.[1]
Noun edit
carabine (plural carabines)
References edit
- ^ “carabine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
carabine f (plural carabines)
- rifle
- mistress of a cavalry soldier
Descendants edit
- German: Karabiner
Further reading edit
- “carabine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
carabine f