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HALBERD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does halberd mean?
• HALBERD (noun)
The noun HALBERD has 1 sense:
1. a pike fitted with an ax head
Familiarity information: HALBERD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pike fitted with an ax head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("halberd" is a kind of...):
pike (medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet)
Meronyms (parts of "halberd"):
battle-ax; battle-axe (a broadax used as a weapon)
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