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Webster 1913 Edition


Crapaudine

Crap′au-dine

(kr?p′?-d?n)
,
Adj.
[F.,
Noun.
]
(Arch.)
Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; – said of a door.

Crap′au-dine

,
Noun.
[F.]
(Far.)
An ulcer on the coronet of a horse.
Bailey.

Definition 2024


crapaudine

crapaudine

English

Noun

crapaudine (plural crapaudines)

  1. (rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns
  2. (obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse.
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Usage notes

  • Sometimes used to describe such a swing-door