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A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.

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  1. n. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
  2. n. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
  3. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
  4. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
  5. n:100 n. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab