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shabrack

/ʃəˈbɹæk/

shabrack noun: the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.

Noun

shabrack (plural shabracks)

  1. The saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.
    • Oudet and Papilette, two of the best sub-officers in the regiment, were at their head. When I had them formed up in fours, all in silver grey and upon chestnut horses, with their leopard skin shabracks and their little red panaches, my heart beat high at the sight.1896, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard

Forms of shabrack

pluralshabracks
alternative uncommonshabraque

Origin of shabrack

From Turkish çaprak, Ottoman Turkish چاپراق.

Questions about shabrack

What does shabrack mean?
Shabrack means the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.
What part of speech is shabrack?
Shabrack is a noun.
How do you pronounce shabrack?
Shabrack is pronounced /ʃəˈbɹæk/.
What is the plural of shabrack?
The plural of shabrack is shabracks.

Words near shabrack in the dictionary

  1. shaboinked
  2. shaboinking
  3. shaboinks
  4. shabono
  5. shabonos
  6. shabrack
  7. shabracks
  8. shabraque
  9. shabraques
  10. shabs
  11. shabti

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