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  1. 1. n. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.] 2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade Source: ecdict

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