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broad⋅sword

[brawd-sawrd, -sohrd]
–noun
a sword having a straight, broad, flat blade.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME brood swerd, OE brād sweord. See broad, sword
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broad·sword   (brôd'sôrd', -sōrd')   
n.  A sword with a wide, usually two-edged blade that is designed for slashing rather than thrusting.
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