palefrenier

French

Etymology

Probably from Old Occitan palafrenier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pal.fʁə.nje/
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Noun

palefrenier m (plural palefreniers)

  1. ostler, groom
    • 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 34:
      Les palefreniers qui assument la tâche de les présenter aux amateurs seraient capables de faire exécuter à des paralytiques les exercices les plus compliqués de haute école.
      The grooms who undertake the task of presenting them to amateurs would be capable of making paralytics perform the most complicated exercises of the highest order.

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