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Definition of Halberds
1. halberd [n] - See also: halberd
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halberds
Literary usage of Halberds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments of Great Britain and by John Evans (1881)
"... halberds, AND MACES. BEFORE passing to the leaf-shaped swords, which would
seem naturally to follow in order after the blades last described, ..."
2. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1867)
"I need not remind you of the cold morning on the retreat from Burgos, when the
inexorable Lake brought five men to the halberds for stealing turkeys, ..."
3. The Court of the Tuileries from the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1897)
"No More halberds." •— Les Enfants de France. — The Royal Ladies. — The Funeral
Oration. — The Royal Vaults Closed. URING the century that elapsed between ..."
4. A Hebrew Anthology: A Collection of Poems and Dramas Inspired by the Old by George Alexander Kohut (1913)
"The JEWS. of halberds and pikes. They are the deputies of the Jews, men, women
and children, all covered with ashes and in tattered clothes, barefooted, ..."
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