lavett.
gun carriage
Meaning & usage
gun carriage
Where this word comes from
From German Lafette, from French l'affût (definite form singular), from affût, although possibly affected by lave, a construction word which can mean plank foundation. Attested since 1672, in the compound lavetmakerne (gun mount fabricator), and in separate form since 1677, as plural lavetter. Cognate of Finnish lavetti.
open slap to the face
Where this word comes from
In the sense "slap", attested since 1994, of unknown origin. Arguably connected to French lavette (“wet blanket”).
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