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Sword

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brandnounA mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
steelnoun(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
bladenounThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

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bladenounThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
brandnounA mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
steelnoun(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
daggernoun(weaponry) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
scimitarnounA sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
sabrenounA light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
rapiernounA slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling
sheathnounA holster for a sword; a scabbard.
sabernounA surname.
knifenounA utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
shanknounThe part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
hammernounA tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
weaponnounAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
threadnounA cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
epeenoun(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
wirenoun(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
curtainnounA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
gunnounA device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
fencingnounThe art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
spadenounA garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

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