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bayard.

a solid type of stretcher for carrying heavy loads

6 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.jaʁ/
  1. a solid type of stretcher for carrying heavy loads

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard.

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