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hounskull

[ houn-skuhl ]
/ ˈhaʊnˌskʌl /

noun Armor.

a snoutlike, usually conical, visor attached to a basinet of the 14th century.

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Origin of hounskull

hound1 + skull

Words nearby hounskull

hound's-tongue, hound's tooth, hound's-tooth check, houngan, Hounsfield, hounskull, Hounslow, Houphouet-Boigny, houppelande, hour, hour angle
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