caboshed

or ca·boched

[ kuh-bosht ]

/ kəˈbɒʃt /

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adjective Heraldry.

(of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck: a stag's head caboshed.

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Also ca·bossed

[kuh-bost], /kəˈbɒst/, ca·bo·ché

[kab-uh-shey] /ˌkæb əˈʃeɪ/ .

Origin of caboshed

First recorded in 1565–75; variant of caboched, past participle of Middle English caboche(n) “to behead (a deer),” from Anglo-French cabocher, derivative of caboche “head”; see cabbage¹

Words nearby caboshed

caboclo, caboodle, caboose, Cabora Bassa, Cabo Rojo, caboshed, Cabot, cabotage, Cabot Strait, cab-over, Cabral

How to use caboshed in a sentence

Buckley, of Howarth Parva: a chevron between three bulls' heads caboshed argent; quartering Butterworth.
Lancashire Sketches|Edwin Waugh
A bull's head is sometimes found caboshed (Fig. 377), as in the crest of Macleod, or as in the arms of Walrond.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The stag's head is very frequently met with, but it will be almost more frequently found as a stag's head caboshed (Fig. 385).
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The ram's head will sometimes be found caboshed, as in the arms of Ritchie and Roberts.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

The Dean: Azure, a stag's head caboshed and between the horns a cross pate fitche argent.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies