Complete Definition of "sword-breaker"

English
Noun
sword-breaker (plural sword-breakers)

  1. A short sword or dagger, with a deeply notched or toothed blade, designed to catch or grapple the opponent's weapon.

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#:*1884: The deepest indentations are in the so-called Sword-breakers (brise-épées), mostly of the fifteenth century. — Robert F. Burton, The Book of the Sword, page 138.

Category:Weapons

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