Dictionary entry

Brodekin

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Brode″kin (brōd″kĭn), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. βύρσα skin, hide. Cf. Buskin.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.]