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croupon

/ˈkɹuːpən/

croupon noun: a cowhide with the belly and neck removed.

Noun (1)

croupon (plural croupons)

  1. A cowhide with the belly and neck removed.
    • The hot air is shut off and 2 pailfuls cold water added with ½ liter benzin per croupon[…]1913 January, Pierre Geurten, “Chrome Belting”, in The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, volume 8, number 1, American Leather Chemists Association, page 118
    • Monfort Butt Branded Steer Croupon, Mostly Beef Type, Range 32/40 lbs, av. 35/38 lb1963 March 6, “Republic of China: Item 2”, in AID Small Business Circular, Washington, D.C.: Department of State, page 2

Noun (2)

croupon (plural croupons)

  1. (obsolete) The croup of a horse or quadruped.
  2. (obsolete) The human buttocks.

Forms of croupon

pluralcroupons

Origin of croupon

Borrowed from German Croupon, from French croupon, from Middle French crepon, from Old French crepon, from crope (“buttocks”) + -on.

Inherited from Middle English cropoun, from Anglo-Norman cropoun (continental Old French crepon), thus a doublet of Etymology 1.

Questions about croupon

What does croupon mean?
Croupon means a cowhide with the belly and neck removed.
What part of speech is croupon?
Croupon is a noun.
How do you pronounce croupon?
Croupon is pronounced /ˈkɹuːpən/.
What is the plural of croupon?
The plural of croupon is croupons.

Words near croupon in the dictionary

  1. croupiest
  2. croupily
  3. croupiness
  4. crouping
  5. crouplike
  6. croupon
  7. croupons
  8. croupous
  9. Crouppen
  10. Crouppens
  11. croups

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