abattant
Meaning
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flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
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Etymology
Adjective and noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.
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abattre
- to butcher; to slaughter for meat
- to shoot dead
- to cut down (a tree)
- to destroy or demolish (a wall)
- to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
- to descend upon with violence or furor
- to strike
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