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Where does “ribaudequin” come from?

ribaudequin (English) comes from English ribauldequin, from French ribaudequin, from Dutch ribaudekijn, from French ribaude — feminine singular of ribaud; wench, trollop.

ribaudequin (English): Alternative form of ribauldequin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ribauldequin

Ancestry of “ribaudequin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribauldequinAn engine of war used in the Middle Ages,...
2Frenchribaudequinribauldequin
3Dutchribaudekijn—
4Frenchribaudefeminine singular of ribaud; wench, trollop
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