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Fauld vs Taser - What's the difference?

fauld | taser |

As nouns the difference between fauld and taser

is that fauld is a piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips while taser is a Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.

As a verb taser is

to shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.

As an adjective Taser is

(Trademark) Used for a conductive electrical weapon stun gun made by Taser International.

fauld

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
  • The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
    • (Webster 1913)

    taser

    English

    Noun

    (Taser) (en noun)
  • A Taser, a handheld device made by (Taser International) intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.
  • by generalization, any eletroshock stun gun

    • Derived terms

    * taser (verb) * tase

    See also

    * stun gun * cattle prod (an electric shock device used to herd cattle) * electric fence (a fixed installation electric shock barrier used to control livestock) * mace * pepper spray

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun
  • (figuratively) To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
    • As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.

    Synonyms

    * tase

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from fiction English genericized trademarks