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fauchard
noun
fau·chard
\(ˈ)fō¦shär\
Definition of fauchard
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: a long-handled medieval weapon with a long convex edge
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Origin and Etymology of fauchard
French, from Old French fausart, fauchart, from faus, faux sickle, scythe (from Latin falx) + -ard, -art -ard
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