coue

See also: Coué

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin cauda.

Noun

coue f (plural coues)

tail

Related terms

cueusse

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku/

Noun

coue f (plural coues)

(Troyen) tail

References

Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[2] (in French), Troyes

Norman

Etymology

From Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey): (file)

Noun

coue f (plural coues)

(Jersey, anatomy) tail
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[3], page 510:
  Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.
  It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.
(Jersey) timothy

Derived terms

assiette dé la coue f (“setting of tail”)
blianche-coue f (“wheatear”)
câsaque à coue d'héthonde f (“tailcoat”)
coue dé r'nard f (“common spotted orchid”)
coue d'ponîn f (“ponytail”)
coue d'rat f (“horsetail”)
craûlant-coue m (“wagtail”)
crîn d'la coue m (“switch”)

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