scimitar vs smallsword

scimitar

noun
  • A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. 

  • A long-handled billhook. 

verb
  • To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar. 

smallsword

noun
  • A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. 

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