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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 dr,
hàwlbər dr
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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