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broadsword

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Meaning

  1. noun 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 typically a basket hilt.
  2. noun A person armed with such a sword.
  3. noun Synonym of longsword.
  4. noun A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
  5. verb To attack or kill with a broadsword.

Similar words

backsword hilted broad sword brond sword mortuary sword brandiron bearing sword broady smallsword

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