chabot

See also: Chabot

English

Arms of the House of Chabot, depicting three chabots.

Etymology

From French chabot.

Noun

chabot (plural chabots)

1. (heraldry, rare) A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family ("or, three chabots gules").
   • 1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 839:

     Chabots[:] Or three chabots gu.

   • 1901, Ex Libris Society, The Journal of the Ex Libris Society, page 66:

     Over all an escutcheon of pretence : 1 and 4 , Gules, nine mascles conjoined or, 3, 3, 3 (Rohan); 2 and 3, Or, three chabots hauriant gules (Chabot).

   • 1904, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory, London : T.C.; & E.C. Jack, page 186:

     "Or, three chabots gules” is the crest of a French family of the name of Chabot.

   • 1928, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Committee on Heraldry, A Roll of Arms:

     Arms : Gules three gemels gold on a quarter silver three chabots erect gules.

Alternative forms

• chalbot

French

Etymology

Attested since at least 1220 (as cabot), of unclear origin. Perhaps via Occitan from (Vulgar) Latin capoceus, from caput.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chabot m (plural chabots)

1. bullhead (Cottus gobio)
2. (heraldry) chabot

Derived terms

• chabot commun

 

Further reading

• “chabot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French çabot (compare French sabot).

Noun

chabot m (plural chabots)

1. (Jersey) clog
2. (Jersey) hoof
3. (Jersey) brake

Derived terms

• câbl'ye dé chabot (“brake cable”)
• êtreindre lé chabot (“apply the brake”)
• lévyi d'chabot (“brake lever”)
• veue d'chabot (“brake light”)