3. (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the
loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
4. (Zoöl.) Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and
plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.
Gay.
Mail, v. t. 1. To arm with mail.