"zweihander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zweihanders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zweihander (plural zweihanders)
  1. Alternative form of Zweihänder Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Zweihänder
    Sense id: en-zweihander-en-noun-K0BpDVHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": ", Yaseer Abdullahi, Knit, Pen Island Press",
          "text": "The angered whiss now held a zweihander and used both hands to hold the sword. Black smoke seeped from the arrow wound in its back. What? Taylor thought. He was completely made of smoke; how could she hurt him? I'm glad she did, though; ..."
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