REREBRACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rerebrace mean? 

• REREBRACE (noun)
  The noun REREBRACE has 1 sense:

1. cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm

  Familiarity information: REREBRACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REREBRACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rerebrace; upper cannon

Hypernyms ("rerebrace" is a kind of...):

cannon ((Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm)

Holonyms ("rerebrace" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

 Context examples 

The Frenchman, whirling up his sword, showed for an instant a chink betwixt his shoulder piece and the rerebrace which guarded his upper arm.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)