abreuvoir
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French abreuvoir (“a watering place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abreuvoir (plural abreuvoirs)
- A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
- (obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abreuvoir m (plural abreuvoirs)
- a watering hole or place for animals
- (Canada, proscribed) a drinking fountain
- Synonym: (mostly Europe) fontaine
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: abreuvoir
Further reading[edit]
- “abreuvoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abreuvoir m (plural abreuvoirs)
- (Jersey) a watering place.
References[edit]
- Spence, N.C.W. (1960). Glossary of Jersey-French. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 39-40.
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