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quelôgne

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Bourguignon

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Etymology

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Deformation of quenoille, maybe through confusion with cueue lôgne, "long tail". Originally from Old French quenoille, from Latin colacula. See French quenouille.

Noun

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quelôgne f (plural quelôgnes)

  1. distaff
  2. cattail

Synonyms

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References

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  • Prosper Mignard, Vocabulaire raisonné et comparé du dialecte et du patois de Bourgogne (1870)
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