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abat-sons

noun
\ ˌäˌbäˈsōⁿ, F ȧbȧsōⁿ\
plural abat-sons\ -​ōⁿz , F -​ōⁿ \

Definition of abat-sons

: a device for throwing sound downward (such as louver boards in a belfry)

First Known Use of abat-sons

circa 1879, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abat-sons

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

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