fauld

[ fawld ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fauld¹

Variant of fold ¹

Example Sentences

I'll be w'ye even now, lads; saunter about, but dinna quit this great four-nooked fauld till I come back again.

From Project Gutenberg

A morning's sleep is worth a fauld o' sheep to a hudderin dudderin daw.

From Project Gutenberg