cropoun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cropen, cropon, cropyn, crupoun, crupun crowpyn (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cropoun (“buttocks”) (continental Old French crepon); equivalent to croupe +‎ -oun. First attested in c. 1300. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kruˈpuːn/, /ˈkrupun/, /ˈkrupən/ (metathetic) IPA(key): /kurˈpuːn/, /ˈkurpun/, /ˈkurpən/ === Noun === cropoun (plural cropouns) The croupe or hindquarters of an animal or monster. A croupiere (armour covering a horse's hindquarters) Synonym: croper ==== Descendants ==== English: croupon ==== References ==== “crǒupǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.