Armguard


a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the for protection and support.
Archery. 2 .
Historical Examples

For this armguard a piece of thin leather, laced closely at the back of the forearm, answers very well.
The Theory and Practice of Archery Horace Ford

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