My Provençal partner with an interest in etymology, thinks that négo chin, "dog-drowner" refers to the kind of ugly box one would use when euthanizing a dog, ra

My Provençal partner with an interest in etymology, thinks that négo chin, "dog-drowner" refers to the kind of ugly box one would use when euthanizing a dog, rather than hinting that a dog might drown if it took a ride in the boat. We just assumed that this black humor was too dark for an upbeat American article on traditional craftmanship :) Not absolutely certain on this, though, but I thought it was an interesting commentary on southern French humor and sentiment.