Halbert

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  • 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. See halberd.
  • Word Usage
    "Even in Switzerland, the peasant, if he had a journey to make, though but of a mile or two, cared not to travel without his halbert and two-handed sword."
    Variant
    halberd   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bill    spontoon    brown bill    lochaber    battle-ax   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Albert   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    saker    wolf's-head    Kelley    halberd    handlin