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SPARTHS
Noun
sparths
plural of sparth
Source: Wiktionary
SPARTH
Sparth, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spar.]
Definition: An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs.] He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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