noun
Meaning 1
A European combat helmet, worn especially from the 1600s into the 1700s, consisting of a rounded skull-piece, often cheek guards and a nasal or face-guard, and a laminated defence (or single plate ridged to imitate lames) to protect the back of the neck that resembled a lobster's tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lobster pot, zischägge, harquebusier's pot, horseman's pot
Antonyms: none provided