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houndskull

houndskull is the alternative form of hounskull.

Meaning of hounskull

Noun

hounskull (plural hounskulls)

  1. A type of visor, drawn out into a conical point like a muzzle or beak which improved ventilation and deflected blows, or a helmet having such a visor.
    • On the counter is a hounskull with aventail (a visored bascinet with mail tippet) with a small plume on the apex. A pair of bell-cuffed gauntlets and an arming sword hang outside.1933, Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity

Forms of houndskull

pluralhoundskulls

Questions about houndskull

What is houndskull the alternative form of?
Houndskull is the alternative form of hounskull.

Words near houndskull in the dictionary

  1. hounds tooth
  2. hounds tooth check
  3. houndsberry
  4. houndshark
  5. houndsharks
  6. houndskull
  7. houndskulls
  8. houndsman
  9. houndsmen
  10. houndsteeth
  11. houndstongue

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