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hounskulls

hounskulls is the plural 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

Questions about hounskulls

What is hounskulls the plural of?
Hounskulls is the plural of hounskull.

Words near hounskulls in the dictionary

  1. Hounshell
  2. Hounshells
  3. hounsi
  4. hounsis
  5. hounskull
  6. hounskulls
  7. Hounslow
  8. Hounslow Heath
  9. Hounslow West
  10. Houp
  11. houp-la

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