Meanings
croupon1
plural croupons
- engineeringA cowhide with the belly and neck removed.
Monfort Butt Branded Steer Croupon, Mostly Beef Type, Range 32/40 lbs, av. 35/38 lb
1963 March 6, “Republic of China: Item 2”, in AID Small Business Circular, Washington, D.C.: Department of State, page 22 more examples
The hot air is shut off and 2 pailfuls cold water added with ½ liter benzin per croupon[…]
1913 January 28, Pierre Geurten, “Chrome Belting”, in The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, volume 8, number 1, American Leather Chemists Association, page 118One-piece, Grade AA Gallusser croupon, flesh-out leather (3.5-3.7mm thick) with a very high (25%) grease content.
1975 September 28, “Raichle: Now More than Ever”, in Backpacker, volume 3, number 3, New York: Backpacker Inc., →ISSN, page 72
croupon2
Origin
croupon · noun
- Old Frenchcrepon
- Middle Frenchcrepon
- Frenchcroupon
- GermanCroupon
- Englishcroupon
Borrowed from German Croupon, from French croupon, from Middle French crepon, from Old French crepon, from crope (“buttocks”) + -on.
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- Anglo-Normancropoun
- Middle Englishcropoun
- Englishcroupon
Inherited from Middle English cropoun, from Anglo-Norman cropoun (continental Old French crepon), thus a doublet of Etymology 1.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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