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broadsword

[brawd-sawrd, -sohrd]
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noun
  1. a sword having a straight, broad, flat blade.
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Origin of broadsword

before 1000; Middle English brood swerd, Old English brād sweord. See broad, sword
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Examples from the Web for broadsword

Historical Examples

  • Yonder, just in front of thee, lie my bow and arrows, likewise my broadsword.

    The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

    Howard Pyle

  • Elisha, first; Broadsword, second; that thing of Engle's, third.

    Old Man Curry

    Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

  • And so saying, he drew his own broadsword and advanced upon Frank.

    Red Cap Tales

    Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • A steel pistol and a broadsword were given him for use in case of attack.

    Red Cap Tales

    Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • And then Richard was on his feet, cleaving the air about him with his own broadsword.

    ...After a Few Words...

    Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for broadsword

broadsword

noun
  1. a broad-bladed sword used for cutting rather than stabbingAlso called: backsword
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Word Origin and History for broadsword

n.

Old English brad swurd, from broad (adj.) + sword.

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