Rerebrace

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rerebrace \Rere"brace`\ (r?r"br?s"), n. [F. arri?re-bras.] (Anc.
     Armor)
     Armor for the upper part of the arm. --Fairholt.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rerebrace
       n : cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm [syn: {upper
           cannon}]