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poitrel.

A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/
  1. A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced into English apparently by Caxton"; the older form peitral (Middle English peitrel, paytrel, etc) was borrowed from Anglo-Norman peitral; both are from Old French poitral (modern French poitrail).

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