Poitrinal

//pɔɪ.tɹin.əl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”).

    "The Poitrinal, Pectoral, or Breast Plate was formed of plates of metal rivetted together, which covered the breast and shoulders of the horse, it was commonly adorned with foliage, or other ornaments engraved or embossed."

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of petronel (“firearm”). alt-of, obsolete

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poitrel

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"The Poitrinal, Pectoral, or Breast Plate was formed of plates of metal rivetted together, which covered the breast and shoulders of the horse, it was commonly adorned with foliage, or other ornaments engraved or embossed."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French poitrinal.

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