hoguine

hoguine means an item of armor worn in the 16th century, consisting of overlapping lames to protect the buttocks.

Etymology

From French hoguine (or a Middle or Old French predecessor), which by the mid-1600s denoted a culet. In earlier French texts the term denoted armor for the arms, thighs and/or lower legs; compare the Scots borrowing hogingis (1541), which the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines as "pieces of armour covering the arms, thighs and legs". Of uncertain origin; compare Old French hoguette (“small barrel”), hoguinele, and French hoguiner (“annoy, torment, molest; thwart”); the FEW connects hoguine, hoguiner and houguette to Old Norse haugr (“hill”), but this is unconvincing from a semantic point of view.

noun

An item of armor worn in the 16th century, consisting of overlapping lames to protect the buttocks.

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Words closest in meaning

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cuisse 66% match — Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh. vs hoguine →
culet 63% match — A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks. vs hoguine →
cuissard 62% match — An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard. vs hoguine →
paunce 59% match — A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body. vs hoguine →
cuirie 59% match — An item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass. vs hoguine →
fauld 59% match — A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. vs hoguine →
jambeau 59% match — A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave. vs hoguine →
cubitiere 58% match — The part of a suit of armor that protects the elbow; an elbow plate; an elbow guard. vs hoguine →