Etymology

veuglaire

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Today it means: A wrought-iron cannon, part of the artillery of France in the Middle Ages. Full definition →

Middle French veuglaire ← Middle Dutch Vogheler
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromVogheler
  2. Middle French · derived fromveuglaire
  3. English todayveuglaire

From Middle French veuglaire, from Middle Dutch Vogheler (literally “fowler”), the surname of a maker. Doublet of fowler.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.