Alternative spelling of 'caboched'; in heraldry, describing an animal's head shown frontally and cut off at the shoulders.
Variant spelling of 'caboched', from Old French 'caboche' meaning head plus '-ed'. This represents an alternate historical spelling that survives in heraldic texts.
Heraldic terminology is full of archaic spellings that coat-of-arms experts still use—'caboshed' vs 'caboched' is like how 'medieval' and 'mediaeval' are both correct, keeping old traditions alive.
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