fauchard

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French fauchard.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/

Noun[edit]

fauchard (plural fauchards)

  1. (historical) An early European weapon consisting of a curved blade on a long pole.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French fauchar, fauchart, from Old French fauçard, from Vulgar Latin *falcāre, derived from Latin falx (sickle, scythe). Doublet of faux ("scythe").

Noun[edit]

fauchard m (plural fauchards)

  1. fauchard

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