Sault
//ˈsɔːlt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Assault. obsolete
- 2 A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. obsolete
- 3 A waterfall; a rapid. Canada, US
Etymology
Etymology 1
Aphetic form of assault.
Etymology 2
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.
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