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broadsword

[brawd-sawrd, -sohrd]
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noun

a sword having a straight, broad, flat blade.

Origin of broadsword

before 1000; Middle English brood swerd, Old English brād sweord. See broad, sword
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Related Words for broadsword

blade, dagger, saber, brand, foil, cutlass, rapier, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, epee, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, scimitar, toledo, dirk, bilbo

Examples from the Web for broadsword

Historical Examples of broadsword

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

  • 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

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper