A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
Brittle; tender; crisp
An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.
A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.
A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings