Etymology

charbon

C3H4A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated. Full definition →

French charbon
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  1. French · borrowed fromcharbon
  2. French · borrowed fromcharbon
  3. English todaycharbon

Borrowed from French charbon (“coal; anthrax”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcharbon all →

Jarboe

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.