heurtoir

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French

Etymology

From heurter (“to hit”) +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /œʁ.twaʁ/
Homophone: heurtoirs
Hyphenation: heur‧toir

Noun

heurtoir m (plural heurtoirs)

doorknocker, knocker
(rail transport) buffer, bumper

Further reading

“heurtoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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