robinet
noun
rob·in·et
ˈräbə̇nə̇t
plural -s
1
a
dialectal, England : robin
b
: chaffinch
2
[from Robinet, diminutive of Robin, nickname from the name Robert] : a light cannon of the 16th century throwing a projectile weighing about half a pound
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, short for robinet redbrest, from Robinet (diminutive of Robin, nickname from the name Robert) + Middle English redbrest redbreast
- standard cell
- standard coin
- standard condition
- standard conditions
- standard cost
- standard deal
- standard deviation
- standard distance
- standard dropper
- Standard English
- standard error
- standard fit
- standard gage
- standard gauge
- standard gold
- standard gravity
- standard hole
- standard hundred
- standard knot
- standard lamp
- standard length
- standard line
- standard meridian
- standard model
- standard money