BROADSWORD

broadsword

(noun) a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

broadsword (plural broadswords)

(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and a basket hilt.

A person armed with such a sword.

(colloquial, often, fantasy) synonym of longsword

Source: Wiktionary


Broad"sword`, n.

Definition: A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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