broadsword vs shiv

broadsword

noun
  • A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. 

  • A person armed with such a sword. 

  • A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it. 

  • Synonym of longsword 

shiv

noun
  • A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). 

  • A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp. 

verb
  • To stab someone with a shiv. 

  • To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon. 

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