The story
- French · borrowed fromabatsons
- English todayabatsons
* Borrowed from French abatsons, from abattre (“to throw down”) + sons (“sound”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A device for directing sound downward. Sounding board. Full definition →
* Borrowed from French abatsons, from abattre (“to throw down”) + sons (“sound”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.