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martels de fer

martels de fer is the plural of martel de fer.

Meaning of martel de fer

Noun

martel de fer (plural martels de fer)

  1. A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed, used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armour.
    • In addition to the sword and spear , the warrior occasionally wielded the martel-de-fer , a weapon combining a hammer and pick , and which did great execution among the armed knights , in breaking or dragging off the rings of the hauberk1846, Frederick William Fairholt, Costume in England: History

Questions about martels de fer

What is martels de fer the plural of?
Martels de fer is the plural of martel de fer.

Words near martels de fer in the dictionary

  1. martellos
  2. Martells
  3. marteloscope
  4. marteloscopes
  5. martels
  6. martels de fer
  7. martelé
  8. martelés
  9. martemper
  10. martempered
  11. martempering

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