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croupiere

/kɹupˈjɛəɹ/

croupiere noun: synonym of crupper (“armor for a horse's buttocks”).

Noun

croupiere (plural croupieres)

  1. Synonym of crupper (“armor for a horse's buttocks”).
    • The Croupiere or Buttock Piece was also some times formed of plates of copper, brass or iron, though often of jacked leather, when the chanfron and poitrinal were of metal.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30
    Synonyms:
    crupper

Synonyms of croupiere

Forms of croupiere

pluralcroupieres

Origin of croupiere

Borrowed from French croupière. Doublet of crupper.

Questions about croupiere

What does croupiere mean?
Croupiere means synonym of crupper (“armor for a horse's buttocks”).
What part of speech is croupiere?
Croupiere is a noun.
How do you pronounce croupiere?
Croupiere is pronounced /kɹupˈjɛəɹ/.
What is the plural of croupiere?
The plural of croupiere is croupieres.

Words near croupiere in the dictionary

  1. croupier
  2. croupier stick
  3. croupier sticks
  4. croupier's stick
  5. croupier's sticks
  6. croupiere
  7. croupieres
  8. croupiers
  9. croupiest
  10. croupily
  11. croupiness

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