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grappers

grappers is the plural of grapper.

Meaning of grapper

Noun

grapper (plural grappers)

  1. A metal ring or leather strap on the base of a lance behind the grip, designed to stop the lance from moving backward by catching on the lance rest or on the lancer's chest and arm when the lance was tucked into the armpit.
    • Likewise , if the jouster's spear were tied with 'thonge' or 'grappers', he should be ejected ignominiously.1997, Professor Department of History Sydney Anglo, Sydney Anglo, Spectacle, Pageantry, and Early Tudor Policy, Oxford University Press on Demand
    Synonyms:
    grate
  2. (obsolete) A grappling hook or grappling iron.
    • We fastned grappers in her, and soe towed her a head.1625, John Glanvill, Voyage to Cadis, page 61

Questions about grappers

What is grappers the plural of?
Grappers is the plural of grapper.

Words near grappers in the dictionary

  1. grappa
  2. grappas
  3. Grappenhall
  4. Grappenhall and Thelwall
  5. grapper
  6. grappers
  7. grapple
  8. grapple plant
  9. grapple plants
  10. grapple with
  11. grappled

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