sword breaker
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Rare form of sword-breaker.
Example Sentences
- "[…] partly back edged and serrated, with strong ricasso, pierced with two semicircular sword breakers. Italian (probably Neapolitan), about 1650. (346)"
- "Left-hand dagger French, 1600 / Flattened pommel; wire-bound grip; quillons curve outward, and at right angles to them are parallel with the blade are two projections which serve as sword breakers; attached to the cross-piece is small shell guard with heart-shaped and circular perforations; flamboyant blade, 12" long, with mark […]"