Fewter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfjuːtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fewter is a noun meaning A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.
Meaning
A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To rest (a spear) in its fewter.
Example Sentences
From heaven the spear-light vertical in its fewter.
His speare he feutred, and at him it bore, / But with no better fortune than the rest afore.
Word Forms
- fewters
- fewtering
- fewtered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pedicle, breastplate, poitrel, fiador, enarme, espauliere.
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