crapaudine
(krapoˈdin)
[F. crapaudine (= Pr. and med.L. crapaudina, orig. adj. fem.), f. crapaud toad. The Fr. word has many derived and transferred applications, a few of which have to a slight extent been used in English.]
† 1. ? = toadstone. Obs.
| 1558 Lanc. Wills I. 182 On crapadyn ij{supd}. |
† 2. Farriery. (See quot.) Obs.
| 1730–6 Bailey (folio), Crapaudine (in Horses), an ulcer on the coronet; also, a tread upon the coronet. 1823 in Crabb Tech. Dict. |
3. A socket in which the pivot of a swing-door turns; whence crapaudine door.
| 1876 Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Crapaudine Doors, those which turn on pivots at top and bottom. |