saburre
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of SABURRE s. f.
Terme de Marine. Grosse arene qu'on met au fond des navires pour les tenir fermes. En Latin saburra. On l'appelle maintenant le lest, balast ou quintelage.
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