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noun
Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, obsolete
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Synonyms: knapscall
Antonyms: none provided
History
A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown.
