Meaning

1 senses

  1. (historical)A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.

Origin

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

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Forms

plural: chevrettes
Singularchevrette
Pluralchevrettes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
chestA2chestedchestnutchevychewB2

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