cropoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cropoun (“buttocks”) (continental Old French crepon); equivalent to croupe +‎ -oun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruˈpuːn/, /ˈkrupun/, /ˈkrupən/
  • (metathetic) IPA(key): /kurˈpuːn/, /ˈkurpun/, /ˈkurpən/

Noun

cropoun (plural cropouns)

  1. The croupe or hindquarters of an animal or monster.
  2. A croupiere (armour covering a horse's hindquarters)
    Synonym: croper

Descendants

  • English: croupon

References

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