n. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
n. A long-handled billhook.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See simitar.
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n. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
Word Usage
"Initially interpreted as a representation of a cave lion, it was reinterpreted by Vratislav Mazak (1970) as more likely being a depiction of the sabre-tooth Homotherium latidens (a species sometimes dubbed the scimitar cat)."