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claymore
[ kley-mawr, -mohr ]
noun
- a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.
- a Scottish broadsword with a basket hilt.
claymore
/ ˌkleˈmor; ˈkleɪˌmɔː /
noun
- a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- a US type of antipersonnel mine
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Example Sentences
But never had they faced in field so stern a charge before, And never had they felt the sweep of Scotland's broad claymore.
In vain the war-pipes brayed; in vain a thousand throats cried "Claymore!"
At this point he had to concentrate, for Mrs. Claymore leaned over and breathed into her friend's attentive ear.
They would then turn the enemy's flank, and after that the Highland yell and the Highland claymore must do the rest.
At Clifton, Murray turned on the pursuing dragoons, headed a claymore charge, and drove them back.
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