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noun
A type of shield, used in jousting, which had an indentation or notch to hold the lance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncommon
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Seemingly from French, ultimately derived from cran (“notch”), although the semantics of écrancher (“uncrease, unnotch”) and its derivatives seem backward.
