vouge

noun

ˈvüzh

plural -s

: a long-handled pike of the later medieval period resembling a halberd

Word History

Etymology

French, from Medieval Latin vidubium scythe, of Celtic origin; akin to Breton gwif two-tined fork, Welsh gwyddif scythe

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