Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A machine used for raising guns or mortars upon their carriages.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mil.) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun military, dated A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

Etymologies

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French, diminutive of chèvre goat, from Latin capra. Compare chevron.

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Examples

  • We have the chevrette cheeses which are made with goat’s milk combined with one-third cow’s milk; when they are properly finished they are very good.

    Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

  • We have the chevrette cheeses which are made with goat’s milk combined with one-third cow’s milk; when they are properly finished they are very good.

    Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

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