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halberd
hal·berd [ hálbərd, háwlbərd ] (plural hal·berds) or hal·bert [ hálbərt, háwlbərt ] (plural hal·berts)


noun 
Definition:
 
long-handled medieval weapon: an ax blade and pick with a spearhead on top, mounted on a long handle and used as a weapon in the 15th and 16th centuries
[15th century. Via French< Middle High German helmbarde< helm "handle" + barde "hatchet"]

hal·ber·dier [ hàlbər dr, hàwlbər dr ] noun
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