"martinet" meaning in French

See martinet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maʁ.ti.nɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-martinet.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-martinet.wav Forms: martinets [plural]
Etymology: From marteau (“hammer”). Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} martinet m (plural martinets)
  1. multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord thongs fixed on a handle, to dust off or to administer a beating Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-sVVylIfW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -et, Swallows Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 10 27 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 48 21 26 5 Disambiguation of Swallows: 50 19 26 5
  2. mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-qSe3xYV1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maʁ.ti.nɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-martinet.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-martinet.wav Forms: martinets [plural]
Etymology: From Martin + -et. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Martin|-et}} Martin + -et Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} martinet m (plural martinets)
  1. martin (any of the swallow-like birds, black with a white throat, of family Hirundinidae) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-g5byvrqz
  2. swift (bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-zLUnaRI8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "tail",
          "tail"
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          "whip",
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