halberd (redirected from Halberds)

hal·berd  (hlbrd, hôl-) also hal·bert (-brt)

n.

A weapon of the 15th and 16th centuries having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft.

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[French hallebarde, from Old French alabarde, from Old Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarde, halmbarte : helm, handle + barte, ax (from Old High German barta; see bhardh-- in Indo-European roots).]

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halber·dier (-br-dîr) n.

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halberd

Noun

History a tall spear that includes an axe blade and a pick [Middle High German helm handle + barde axe]

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Noun

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halberd - a pike fitted with an ax head battle-ax, battle-axe - a broadax used as a weapon pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet