abattis

Meaning

Noun

1. (invariable, masculine) rubble
2. (Canada, invariable, masculine) an area that has been cleared of trees, but not yet of their stumps
3. (invariable, masculine, plural, plural-only) giblets
4. (invariable, masculine) abatis
5. (dated, invariable, masculine, plural, plural-only, slang) limbs

Verb

first/second-person singular past historic of abattre

abattre

1. to butcher; to slaughter for meat
2. to shoot dead
3. to cut down (a tree)
4. to destroy or demolish (a wall)
5. (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
6. (pronominal) to descend upon with violence or furor
7. (pronominal) to strike

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Concepts

rubble

giblets

debris

abatis

rubbish

abattis

poultry giblets

wind-fallen trees

clearing

giblet

member

turnings

gibblets

Synonyms

chablis

abatis

ordures

engorgement

abats de volaille

débris

abats d’oie

gésier

Translations

Schutt

slacht

abbattuta

leden

rommelzooi

ledematen

prullaria

Verhau

afval

geslacht

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puin

rommel

vuil

vuilnis

Sturmknickung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ba.ti/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: abatëiz

In summary

Inherited from Old French abatëiz. By surface analysis, abattre (“to cut down”) + -is.