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croupieres

croupieres is the plural of croupiere.

Meaning of croupiere

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

Questions about croupieres

What is croupieres the plural of?
Croupieres is the plural of croupiere.

Words near croupieres in the dictionary

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

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