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knapskull

knapskull noun: synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).

Noun

knapskull (plural knapskulls)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
    Synonyms:
    knapscall

Synonyms of knapskull

  • knapscall

Forms of knapskull

pluralknapskulls

Origin of knapskull

A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown.

Questions about knapskull

What does knapskull mean?
Knapskull means synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
What part of speech is knapskull?
Knapskull is a noun.
What is the plural of knapskull?
The plural of knapskull is knapskulls.

Words near knapskull in the dictionary

  1. knapsacked
  2. knapsacker
  3. knapsackers
  4. knapsacking
  5. knapsacks
  6. knapskull
  7. knapskulls
  8. Knaptoft
  9. Knapton
  10. Knaptons
  11. knapweed

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