trottin
definition
examples
Sentences with the word trottin
Je suivis le trottin des yeux.Paul-Jean Toulet (1867-1920)
Les trottins ne trottinent pas toujours.Michel Corday (1869-1937)
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Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of TROTIN s. m.
Petit laquais qui ne sert qu'à faire des messages. Les grands laquais tiennent à injure, quand on les appelle trotins. Du Cange dit que dans la basse Latinité on appelle trotarius, un Courrier, un valet de pied.
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