Etymology

madrier

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Today it means: A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down. Full definition →

French madrier
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  1. French · borrowed frommadrier“thick plank”
  2. English todaymadrier

Borrowed from French madrier (“thick plank”).

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