abat-sons
noun
ˌäˌbäˈsōⁿ,
French ȧbȧsōⁿ
plural abat-sons
-ōⁿz,
French -ōⁿ
: a device for throwing sound downward (such as louver boards in a belfry)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, literally, "(it) strikes down (abat) the sounds (sons)," from abattre "to strike down," + sons, plural of son "sound," going back to Old French
First Known Use
circa 1879, in the meaning defined above
- spin casting
- spin chute
- spin control
- spin doctor
- spin fishing
- spin house
- spin in
- spin on one's heel
- spin one's wheels
- spin out of control
- spin the bottle
- spin the plate
- spin the platter
- spin tunnel
- spin wave
- spin yarns
- spin-doctor
- spin-dried
- spin-dries
- spin-dry
- spin-dryer
- spin-drying
- spin-off
- spin-offs
- spin-up