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halberd

noun

  1. pole weapon with axe blade topped with a spike
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæl.bɚd/ / /ˈhɔl.bɚd/ / /ˈhɑl.bɚd/

noun

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."

  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.