Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "chanfron" wani yanki ne na sulke na kan doki, yawanci an yi shi da karfe kuma an tsara shi don kare goshi, kunne, da hanci. An saba amfani da shi a zamanin da a matsayin wani ɓangare na cikakken kwat ɗin sulke na doki wanda aka sani da barding. Kalmar "chanfron" ta fito ne daga kalmar Tsohuwar Faransanci "chanfrein," wanda ke nufin "snout" ko "muzzle."
