short-swordn.
Obsolete exc. Historical.
A sword with a short blade.
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1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. bviv Schort suerdis of scheith smertly thay dreuch.
1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xviii. 295 A thousand men in iron helmets, round shields, and heavy short-swords.
1881 J. Taylor Sc. Covenanters 81 The old-fashioned Scottish short-sword.
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