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le corbeau

/kɔʁ.bo/ noun · masculine B1
  1. raven, crow (bird)
  2. poison-pen letter writer
  3. corbel
  4. Corvus
  5. body collector (during a plague)
  6. corvus (grappling hook used by the Romans in naval warfare)
  7. priest (dated, derogatory)
  8. a person who sends anonymous letters, phone calls, etc. (colloquial)

Plural corbeaux · Feminine corbelle

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