Brode'kin (brōd'kĭn) noun [ French brodequin , Middle English brossequin , from OD. broseken , brosekin , dim. of broos buskin, probably from Late Latin byrsa leather, Greek by`rsa skin, hide. Confer Buskin .] A buskin or half... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/101