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jambeau.

A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒæm.boʊ/
  1. A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.

    historical · in-plural
  2. Any of the spikefishes of the genus Parahollardia.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English iambeau(s) (compare jamber), from an Anglo-Norman [Term?] derivative of Old French jambe (“leg”): compare Old French jambiere. See jamb (noun). Compare lamboy(s).

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