- (n.) A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head.
- (n.) A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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