sault

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English

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Etymology 1

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Aphetic form of assault.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sault (plural saults)

  1. (obsolete) Assault. [13th–17th c.]

Etymology 2

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In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (jump)), from Latin saltus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sault (plural saults)

  1. (obsolete) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. [14th–18th c.]
  2. (Canada, US) A waterfall; a rapid. [from 17th c.]

Anagrams

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French

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Noun

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sault m (plural saults)

  1. Archaic form of saut.

Middle French

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Noun

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sault m (plural saulz)

  1. jump
  2. waterfall
  3. rapids on a watercourse
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See also

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