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noun, feminine

grue

/ɡʁy/

noun, feminine/ɡʁy/plural: grues

crane (bird); crane (machine); prostitute, hooker

La Grue se laisse enfin persuader par ses sermentsAt length, on his taking an oath, a Crane was prevailed on

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ōws Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂ōwsder. Proto-Indo-European *-usinflu. Proto-Indo-European *gérh₂us ~ *gr̥h₂éws Proto-Italic *grūs Latin grūs, gruemder. Late Latin grua French grue Inherited from Late Latin grua, from Latin gruem.

grue — French Dictionary | Passage