bard

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

(by extension) A poet.

“Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon.”

A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)

Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.

A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.

The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.

Specifically, Peruvian bark.

To cover a horse in defensive armor.

To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.