carabine

carabine
Meaning

  1. rifle
  2. mistress of a cavalry soldier

Concepts

carbine

rifle

airgun

carabiner

clasp

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ʁa.bin/
Etymology

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).

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