fauchard
[ foh-shahr; French foh-shar ]
noun,plural fau·chards [foh-shahrz; French foh-shar]. /foʊˈʃɑrz; French foʊˈʃar/.
a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
Origin of fauchard
1<French; Old French fauchart, equivalent to fauch(er) to cut with a scythe (<Vulgar Latin *falcāre, derivative of Latin falx, stem falc- sickle) + -art-art
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How to use fauchard in a sentence
She passed, with her two gentlemen, but the French sentinel barred the way, holding his fauchard thwartwise.
A Monk of Fife | Andrew LangHe dropped his fauchard over his shoulder, and stood aside, staring impudently at the Maiden, and muttering foul words.
A Monk of Fife | Andrew Lang
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