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HAUBERK
Definition of HAUBERK
noun
A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
HAUBERK carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A long tunic made of chain mail.
noun
A part of mail armor intended originally for the protection of the neck and shoulders, but as generally used a long coat of mail coming below the knees and even nearly to the ankles, slit up the sides, and sometimes in front and behind, to allow the wearer to mount a horse.
noun
In the fourteenth century and later, a piece of defensive armor, probably an outer garment of splint armor. See splint, jesserant, and crevisse.
noun
Among actors, a short tunic forming a part of medieval dress.
Where it comes from
From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (45)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HAUBERK · 1 relative in the game
HAUBERK in a sentence
“Albright borrowed some new equipment from the local blacksmith – no full plate, unfortunately, but an adequate shield and chain hauberk for him, and a crossbow, light sword, and hauberk for Nora.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HAUBERK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAUBERK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABEHKRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HAUBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HAUBERK?
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