claymore
[ kley-mawr, -mohr ]
/ ˈkleɪˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /
noun
a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.
a Scottish broadsword with a basket hilt.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of claymore
First recorded in 1765–75, claymore is from the Scots Gaelic word claidheamh mòr great sword
Words nearby claymore
clay-colored sparrow, claybank, clayborn, clayey, claymation, claymore, claymore mine, claypan, claystone, clayton, clayton antitrust act
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claymore
/ (ˈkleɪˌmɔː, Scottish ˌkleˈmor) /
noun
a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
a US type of antipersonnel mine
Word Origin for claymore
C18: from Gaelic claidheamh mōr great sword
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