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coue

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See also: Coué

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin cauda.

Noun

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coue f (plural coues)

  1. tail
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Champenois

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ku/

Noun

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coue f (plural coues)

  1. (Troyen) tail

References

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  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux[2] (in French), Troyes

Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

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coue f (plural coues)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) tail
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[3], page 510:
      Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.
      It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.
  2. (Jersey) timothy

Derived terms

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