galthrop

English

Noun

galthrop (plural galthrops)

  1. Archaic form of caltrop.
    • 1597, John Bossewell, Works of Armorie: devided into 3 Bookes, intituled the Concordes of Armorie, the Armorie of Honor and of lotes and creastes, page 101:
      [] the laid Galthrops be called Murices in Latin,  []
    • 1910, James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford, Bibliotheca Lindesiana, page 252:
      [] galthrops argent. []