barding

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A peculiar kind of verses is also current among them, by the recital of which, termed "barding," [27] they stimulate their courage; while the sound itself serves as an augury of the event of the impending combat.

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  • The broken shaft of the first man's lance struck Neil's helm, turning his head half-around, and then the real jolt came as the full weight of horses, barding, armor, shields, and men slammed together. —  THE BLOOD KNIGHT
  • But keep it wound around a roast or roulade while you slice it-this helps keep any stuffing or barding intact and also makes portioning easier-then remove the string when you're done.
  • A peculiar kind of verses is also current among them, by the recital of which, termed "barding," [27] they stimulate their courage; while the sound itself serves as an augury of the event of the impending combat. —  The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus
  • This animal, of the pure race of Flanders, of a bulk approaching to clumsiness, of a rich bay, where, indeed, amidst the barding and the housings, its colour could be discerned, had borne the valiant Bastard through many a sanguine field, and in the last had received a wound which had greatly impaired its sight. —  The Last of the Barons — Volume 04
  • He charged the king himself; and Richard, unwilling to harm his own dear soldier Aymer, halted wondering, till the pike of the destrier pierced his own charger through the barding, and the king lay rolling in the dust. —  The Last of the Barons — Volume 05
 

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