broadsword

1. A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.

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   a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

2. A person armed with such a sword.

3. (colloquial, often)Synonym of longsword.

4. A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.

1. I can hold my own, both with single rapier, backsword, sword and dagger, broadsword, or case of falchions.

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