râble

Etymology

Old French raable, reable, from Latin rutābulum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑbl/

Noun

râble m (plural râbles)

1. (zoology) back (of certain quadrupeds)
2. (cooking) saddle
3. (humorous) back (of person)
4. stoker, poker (for hot coals); salt-worker's rake

Verb

râble

1. first-person singular present indicative of râbler
2. third-person singular present indicative of râbler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of râbler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of râbler
5. second-person singular imperative of râbler

Further reading

• “râble” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).