broadsword

Noun
US[brawd-sawrd]/ˈbrɔdˌsɔrd/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stabType of sword, bladeKinds claymore
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Broad′sword′ (…), noun

A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.

I heard the broadsword's deadly clang.— Sir Walter Scott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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