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halberd

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhæl.bɚd/(US)
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/ˈhæl.bɚd/(US) · /ˈhɔl.bɚd/(US) · /ˈhɑl.bɚd/(US) · /ˈhælbəd/(UK) · /ˈhælbɜːd/(UK)

Definition of halberd

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

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Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

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