amgarn

noun

am·​garn

ˈamˌgärn

plural -s

: an ancient stone implement supposed to have served as a guard or ferrule for the shaft or butt of a spear

Word History

Etymology

Welsh, ferrule, from am- around + carn handle; akin to Latin ambi- on both sides, around and to Cornish karn handle

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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