English
Etymology
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Noun
croupiere
#(Armor) Category:Armor Protective armor for a horse's buttocks.
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#:*1786: The Croupiere or Buttock Piece was also some times formed of plates of copper, brass or iron, though often of jacked leather, when the chanfron and poitrinal were of metal. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30.

• 2005-06-30 01:06 - Conversion script - [[Croupiere]] moved to [[croupiere]]

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