traditional weapon

British  

noun

1. a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie

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Example Sentences

“FEMA’s first traditional weapon is to give you money for rental assistance,” said Brad Gair, a consultant for Witt O’Brien’s, a recovery firm working with the Virgin Islands government.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2019

The new “Episode VII” clip shows actor John Boyega lighting up the traditional weapon of a Jedi, the lightsaber.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2015

In refusing ballots to citizens who cannot read or write, Castillo Armas freely surrendered a traditional weapon for keeping power.

From Time Magazine Archive

Men who know how to employ ruse, the traditional weapon of the weak against the strong, are particularly admired.

From Time Magazine Archive

"They're the traditional weapon in the Arab code duello," Homer said, with a wry grin.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack