andouiller

French

Etymology

From Old French andoillee, antoillier. Cognate of English antler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.du.je/
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Noun

andouiller m (plural andouillers)

  1. (hunting) tine (a small horn that grows in the antlers of a deer, buck, or roe deer)
    Synonym: cor

Hyponyms

  • chevillure (“trez tine, tray tine”)
  • trochure (“royal tine”)

Derived terms

  • andouiller d’œil (“brow tine”)
  • andouiller de massacre (“brow tine”)
  • andouiller de fer (“bez tine, bay tine”)
  • sur-andouiller, surandouiller (“bez tine, bay tine”)

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