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

  Hauberk \Hau"berk\ (h[add]"b[~e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc,
     F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G.
     bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj["o]rg. See
     {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.]
     A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the
     European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which


     is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is
     often used synonymously with habergeon. See {Habergeon}.
     [Written variously {hauberg}, {hauberque}, {hawberk}, etc.]
     --Chaucer.
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           Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail.        --Gray.
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