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hauberk definition

hau·berk (hô′bərk)

noun

a medieval coat of armor, usually of chain mail

Etymology: ME hauberc < OFr < Frank *halsberg (akin to OE healsbeorg), protection for the neck, gorget < hals, the neck (see collar) + bergan, to protect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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