"Welsh glaive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Welsh glaives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Welsh glaive (plural Welsh glaives)
  1. A weapon of war used in former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of poleaxe. Categories (topical): Polearms, Weapons Synonyms: Welsh hook

Inflected forms

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