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flanchard

flanchard noun: a piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.

Noun

flanchard (plural flanchards)

  1. (historical) A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.

Forms of flanchard

pluralflanchards
alternative formflancard

Origin of flanchard

Borrowed from Old French flanchard.

Questions about flanchard

What does flanchard mean?
Flanchard means a piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.
What part of speech is flanchard?
Flanchard is a noun.
What is the plural of flanchard?
The plural of flanchard is flanchards.

Words near flanchard in the dictionary

  1. Flanary
  2. Flanarys
  3. flancard
  4. flancards
  5. flanch
  6. flanchard
  7. flanchards
  8. flanched
  9. flanches
  10. flanching
  11. flanchings

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