langue de boeuf

noun

¦läŋdə¦bə(r)f,

-bə̄f

plural langues de boeuf

"

: a pike with a blade very wide at the head and tapering rapidly to a point used especially in the 15th century

also : a short sword or dagger of this shape

Word History

Etymology

Middle English lange de boef, from Middle French langue de bœuf, literally, ox tongue

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