Etymology

chevrette

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Today it means: A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages. Full definition →

French chevrette
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  1. French · borrowed fromchevrette
  2. English todaychevrette

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.