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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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