larbin

French

Etymology

Perhaps from an alteration of habin (“dog”), with agglutination of definite article.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʁ.bɛ̃/
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Noun

larbin m (plural larbins)

  1. (derogatory) underlabourer, servant, boy
  2. (derogatory) dogsbody, flunkey, hireling

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