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lamboys

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Lamboy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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noun

Meaning 2

Bases (skirts made of armour)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, plural, plural-normally

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History

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps from French lambeaux (“shreds, tatters; the fringe on a military cloak”), or perhaps a misreading of jamboys, jambeaus (“leg armor”).