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‘An additional piece of armour placed on the upper part of the gauntlet, or fastened to the elbow-plates’ (Fairholt).
A detachable reinforcing piece of armour attached to the left elbow, and worn in some forms of tournament from the late 15th cent. to the 17th cent.