Etymology

paltock

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Today it means: A type of short doublet or tunic with sleeves, sometimes worn beneath armour. Full definition →

Middle English paltok
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  1. Middle English · inherited frompaltok
  2. English todaypaltock

Middle English paltok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a contraction of earlier *paletok, from pal (“pall”) + -et + -ok. Compare paletot, pelt (“animal hide”).

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