单词 | palstave |
释义 | palstaven. Archaeology. A type of chisel, typically made of bronze or other metal, shaped to fit into a split handle instead of having a socket into which the handle fits. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > knife or dagger > [noun] > celt celt1748 palstave1851 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. ii. iv. 255 Implements to which archæologists are now generally agreed in applying the old Scandinavian term Paalstab, or its recently adopted English synonyme, Palstave, originally designating a weapon employed in battering the shields of the foe. 1894 Notts & Derbysh. Notes & Queries Aug. 110 Sixteen socketed celts, four spear-heads,..a palstave with three ribs on the diaphragm above the stop-ridge, a ferrule, and other objects. 1926 Man 26 164 A palstave, part of a small hoard found in 1864 in the Great Park, Windsor. 1999 T. Taylor Ultimate Time Team Compan. 42 Over time what are known as palstave axes were developed, with edges large enough for the flanges to take a haft with a V-shaped section cut out of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851 |
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