Chevrette

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chevrette \Chev*rette"\, n. [F., fr. ch['e]vre goat, fr. L.
     capra. Cf. {Chevron}.] (Mil.)
     A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
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