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Etymology

Noun

fewter (plural fewters)

A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.

Verb

fewter (third-person singular simple present fewters, present participle fewtering, simple past and past participle fewtered)

(transitive) To rest (a spear) in its fewter.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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