as in blade
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Each sword comes with its own story, from certain towns or battles.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The original sense likely referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords, and other tools.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The original sense likely referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords, and other tools.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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