hacqueton

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hacqueton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hacqueton \Hac"que*ton\ (h[a^]k"k[-e]*t[o^]n), n.
     Same as Acton. [Obs.]
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  Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted
     jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. Cotton.]
     A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket
     plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.]
     --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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