Definitions | brown-bill |
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- (historical) A type of halberd used by mediaeval foot-soldiers.
- 1819: The tramp of horses was now heard, and the Lady Rowena appeared, surrounded by several riders, and a much stronger party of footmen, who joyfully shook their pikes and clashed their brown-bills for joy of her freedom. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Etymology: From brown + bill "sword".
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