- A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed
on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a
light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. - A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.
- A small flower - Small flower - A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which
compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle,
and dandelion. - A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.
- Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet
equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful. - Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword. - Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
- Loafer - One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one
who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. - An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to
waste; -- called also a thief. - A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a
foil.