Halberd

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A weapon of the 15th and 16th centuries having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A broad blade with sharp edges ending in a sharp point, mounted on a handle from 5 to 7 feet long: a weapon common in the middle ages and later.
  • n. A projection on the fore part of a horseshoe, designed to relieve the foot in cases of lameness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pike fitted with an ax head
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pike   
    Cross Reference
    twibill   
    Variant
    halbert   
    Form
    halberdier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bill    spontoon    brown bill    lochaber    battle-ax    pole-axe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pickax    falchion    battle-axe    quarterstaff    halbert    scimitar    besmeared    corselet    morning star    casque