knapskull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

knapskull knapskulls

Etymology

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

Synonyms

knapscall
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