halberd
noun/ˈhælbɜːd/
/ˈhælbərd/
- a weapon used in the past that is a combination of a spear and an axeWord Originlate 15th cent.: from French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarde (from helm ‘handle’ + barde ‘hatchet’).
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