lance rest
noun
a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.
Origin of lance rest
1First recorded in 1850–55
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How to use lance rest in a sentence
The lance-rest is of the hollow kind, peculiar to Spain and Italy.
Spanish Arms and Armour | Albert F. CalvertStrong lance-rest, with the Imperial eagle and armourers mark.
Spanish Arms and Armour | Albert F. Calvert
British Dictionary definitions for lance rest
lance rest
noun
a hinged bracket on the breastplate of a medieval horseman on which the lance was rested in a charge
a similar structure on a knight's saddle
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