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fauld

Pronunciation: /fɔld/

The English word “fauld” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
  2. The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.

Etymology

From Middle English fold (“enclosure”). Doublet of fold.

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