halberd: Meaning and Definition of

hal•berd

Pronunciation: (hal'burd, hôl'-, hol'- formerly hô'burd), [key]
— n.
  1. a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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