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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
/ ˈkleɪˌmɔː; ˌkleˈmor /
noun
- a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- a US type of antipersonnel mine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of claymore1
First recorded in 1765–75, claymore is from Scots Gaelic claidheamh mòr “great sword”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of claymore1
C18: from Gaelic claidheamh mōr great sword
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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.
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In vain the war-pipes brayed; in vain a thousand throats cried "Claymore!"
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At this point he had to concentrate, for Mrs. Claymore leaned over and breathed into her friend's attentive ear.
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They would then turn the enemy's flank, and after that the Highland yell and the Highland claymore must do the rest.
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At Clifton, Murray turned on the pursuing dragoons, headed a claymore charge, and drove them back.
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