Japanese

Noun

はばき ‎(romaji habaki)

1. 脛巾, 行纏, 脛衣: a kind of gaiter or legging previously worn in Japan, usually covering the lower leg from knee to ankle
2. 幅木, 脛木: a baseboard, a skirting board, wainscotting; in steel and iron casting, a wooden protrusion used to hold the inner part of a hollow mold in place during the cast
3. 鎺, 鈨: a metal collar mounted in between a sword's blade and the guard to keep the guard firmly fixed in place