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halberd
[ hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd ]
noun
- a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
halberd
/ ˈhælbət; ˈhælbəd /
noun
- a weapon consisting of a long shaft with an axe blade and a pick, topped by a spearhead: used in 15th- and 16th-century warfare
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Derived Forms
- ˌhalberˈdier, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of halberd1
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Example Sentences
Surrounded, Richard fought on ferociously until his skull was crushed by a halberd.
A violent blow drew him from his ecstasy; his hat had been knocked off with the stroke of a soldier's halberd.
You have a halberd and I a sword, let us start our wanderings over the world.
The next moment M. de Piles fell, pierced by the halberd of one of the archers of the guard.
He was endued with a buff jerkin, wore a broad belt and cutlass by his side, and carried a halberd in his hand.
The jangle of a halberd as its bearer let the butt drop heavily on the stone steps added force to the summons.
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