knapskull
knapskull · knapskulls
Synonym of knapscallSynonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, obsolete)Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
Origin
A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) laA variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown.
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