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pappenheimer

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[pap-uhn-hahy-mer, pah-puhn-] / ˈpæp ənˌhaɪ mər, ˈpɑ pən- /

noun

  1. a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.

Etymology

Origin of pappenheimer

Named after Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu Pappenheim (1594–1632), German leader in the Thirty Years' War; -er 1

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