crapaudine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|cuisine}} A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; [[spatchcock]].
2. {{lb|en|cuisine}} A type of [[piquant]] [[sauce]] flavored with [[tarragon]], [[lemon]] or [[vinegar]], and other [[spice]]s, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
3. A form of [[torture]] in which the [[hand]]s and [[foot|feet]] are tied together behind the [[back]], forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.[[File:T24p481-Disciplinaire - Oléron - Crapaudine.png|thumb|Crapaudine (form of torture)]]
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[ulcer]] on the [[coronet]] of a [[horse]], [[sheep]], or [[donkey]].<!--{{rfquotek|en|Bailey}}-->
5. A [[toadstone]].
6. A device for [[calibrate|calibrating]] a [[pendulum]] consisting of a [[dilatable]] plate that produces an artificial tilt of a [[clinometer]].
7. An [[heirloom]] variety of [[beet]] originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet [[cultivar]].[[File:Betterave Crapaudine La Rochelle.JPG|thumb|Oven-roasted crapaudine beets]]
8. {{lb|en|rare}} The [[socket]] in which the [[pivot]] of a [[door]] turns.

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