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lambrequin

lamb·re·quin

UK/ˈlæmbɹəkɪn/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses

Origin

Borrowed from French lambrequin, from Middle French lambequin, from Middle Dutch lepperkijn, lappekijn, from Old Dutch lappakīn (“little cloth”). Compare modern English lapkin.

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