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lob'ster-tail hel"met



Pronunciation: (lob'stur-tāl"), [key] Armor.
a burgonet fitted with a long, articulated tail of lames for protecting the nape of the neck, worn by cavalry in the 17th century.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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