"shinplate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shinplates [plural]
Etymology: From shin + plate. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shin|plate}} shin + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} shinplate (plural shinplates)
  1. (uncommon) An item of plate armour covering the shin; a greave. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Armor Related terms: schynbald

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, David Starkey, Elizabeth: The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random",
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