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claybegs

claybegs is the plural of claybeg.

Meaning of claybeg

Noun

claybeg (plural claybegs)

  1. (historical) The Scottish broadsword used during the Early Modern period.
    • When Sir Walter Scott speaks, prior to 1715, of the inferiority of the claymore to the rapier, he refers not to the claybeg or Andrew Ferrara, now worn by the officers and sergeants of the Highland corps, and which has usurped the venerable name of the ancient Scottish weapon.1835, letter to the editor of The United Service Magazine, page 109

Questions about claybegs

What is claybegs the plural of?
Claybegs is the plural of claybeg.

Words near claybegs in the dictionary

  1. Claybaugh
  2. Claybaughs
  3. claybed
  4. claybeds
  5. claybeg
  6. claybegs
  7. Clayborn
  8. Clayborne
  9. Claybornes
  10. Clayborns
  11. Claybourne

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