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pas d'âne

[ pah dahn ]

noun

, plural pas d'âne.
  1. a pair of rings set below and at right angles to the quillons of a sword as a guard for the forefinger.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pas d'âne1

< French: a guard on a hilt, literally, ass's step

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