croupon

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Croupon, from French croupon, from Middle French crepon, from Old French crepon, from crope (“buttocks”) +‎ -on. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɹuːpən/, /ˈkɹuːpɒn/ ==== Noun ==== croupon (plural croupons) (leatherworking, technical) A cowhide with the belly and neck removed. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English cropoun, from Anglo-Norman cropoun (continental Old French crepon), thus a doublet of Etymology 1. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɹuːpən/ ==== Noun ==== croupon (plural croupons) (obsolete) The croup of a horse or quadruped. (obsolete) The human buttocks.