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crap·au·dine I. \ˌkrapəˈdēn, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from crapaud toad + -ine : an ulcer on the coronet of a horse II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: French (à la) crapaudine, literally, in a toadlike manner, from crapaud toad + -ine cookery, of small birds : prepared by splitting down the back and flattening the breast — often used postpositively < pigeon crapaudine > |