Etymology

sennit

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Today it means: braided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns Full definition →

French coussinet
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The story

  1. French · derived fromcoussinet
  2. English todaysennit

Perhaps from French coussinet, diminutive of coussin (“cushion”) because it is used to protect cables from fraying

Words from the same roots

Frenchcoussinet all →

cushionet

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