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To spear with an assegai.
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An exceptionally large balisong knife.
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A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.
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A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held in the hand or worn on the arm (usually the left), for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used not to cover the body but to stop or parry blows.
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A kind of adze hoe used in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Alternative spelling of scimitar [A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.]
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(historical) A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
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(Myanmar) A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.
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A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping
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A Chinese martial arts knife resembling two crossed crescents with all outward facing edges sharpened, and a handle on an inside arc of one of the crescents. The blade allows punching, slashing, and stabbing, as well as using the outward points as guards for defence to catch incoming weapons.
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(rare, dated) A chakram.
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An ancient axe or hatchet.
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(historical) A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners.
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(now historical) An Andrea Ferrara sword; (generally) a broadsword.
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(rare) A blunt mace, originally from India and also common in Southeast Asia.
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A type of kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables, distinguished from a traditional ("French") mandoline by having a diagonal blade and generally being smaller and of lighter construction.
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Alternative spelling of jingal [(India) A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.]
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A kind of combat knife used by the United States military.
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A Filipino sword akin to the kris.
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(Philippines) A small, curved Southeast Asian knife resembling a Sumatran tiger's claw.
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A traditional axe-like weapon from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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(Malaysia) A small, double-edged, curved Southeast Asian knife, with a finger ring, resembling a tiger's claw.
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An Ancient-Egyptian sickle-like sword.
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A kind of Indo-Persian knife designed to penetrate armor.
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A kind of short sword or dagger used in Russia.
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(historical) A piece of partially split bamboo, once used to crush the hand as a form of torture in India.
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A single-edged Malaysian sword
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Obsolete form of kukri. [A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.]
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A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade.
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A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.
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Alternative form of kukri [A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.]
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A wooden sword with obsidian blades, used by various Mesoamerican cultures.
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An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
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(historical) A type of sword with a backwards curve, originating in Ancient Greece
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A quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan, originated in Egypt and used in the martial art of tahtib.
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A kind of woven wicker bag used in Papua.
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A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
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A long ceremonial dagger from Roman times.
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A Japanese paring knife.
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A type of Arabian sword.
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An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.
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(tarot) A card of this suit.
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The guard at the end of the grip of a sword.
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(historical) Alternative form of vine staff. [(historical) A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as a mark of office]
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Alternative form of warclub [A club used as a weapon of war by various indigenous peoples.]
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A traditional Philippine sword, derived from the Southeast Asian/Australasian agricultural instrument, the golok. It is a straight double-edged bladed rectangular-topped slashing weapon without a thrusting point.
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A famous type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.
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A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
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An ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade
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