vouge

[ voozh ]

noun
  1. an axlike, shafted weapon having a curved blade tapering to a point at the top, used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and after.

Origin of vouge

1
<French ≪ Celtic; compare Welsh gwyddif scythe, Medieval Latin vidubium

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British Dictionary definitions for vouge

vouge

/ (vuːʒ) /


noun
  1. a form of pike or halberd used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and later

Origin of vouge

1
from Old French voulge, vouge (Medieval Latin vanga), of obscure origin

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