glaive

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A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head.

A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.

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Ewart Oakeshott (1980), p.53 Glaive A glaive is a polearm consisting of a single-edged tapering blade similar in shape to a modern kitchen knife on the end of a pole. Source: Internet

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