fauchard

noun

fau·​chard

(ˈ)fō¦shär

plural -s

: a long-handled medieval weapon with a long convex edge

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French fausart, fauchart, from faus, faux sickle, scythe (from Latin falx) + -ard, -art -ard

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