broadsword vs weapon

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 

weapon

noun
  • An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm. 

  • An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person. 

  • An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another. 

  • A tool of any kind. 

  • A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe. 

verb
  • To equip with a weapon; to arm. 

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