Examples
“The magistrates allowed us a little guard during the night, and we employed a centinel with a kind of halbert for three pence”
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)
“However, thd magiftrates allowed us all a little guard, and we had a foldier with a kind of halbert, or half pike, who flood fentinel at our door; to whom we allowed a pint of rice, and a little piece of money, about the value of three - pence per day: fo that our goods were kept very fafe ..”
“Even in Switzerland, the peasant, if he had a journey to make, though but of a mile or two, cared not to travel without his halbert and two-handed sword.”
“Edinburgh, was charged as haveing been at the Nether – Bow, after the gates were shutt, with a Lochaber-ax or halbert in his hand, and haveing begun a huzza, marched upon the head of the mob towards the Guard.”
“Judging from the number of times the guy has posted and the attitude, it looks like halbert just changed names again.”
Think Progress » Pelosi: Congress Will Not Fund Escalation If Bush Does Not Justify It
“What about the hijacking of threads by halbert holmert and the muteness of TP?”
Think Progress » Pelosi: Congress Will Not Fund Escalation If Bush Does Not Justify It
“#49 – Zep Tepi, halbert holmert is speaking of the trolls who infest TP with inane ideas.”
Think Progress » White House visitor records closed to the public.
“Therefore, since “halbert holmert” has questioned the ability for any progressive to have any standard, and has been proven completely wrong, “halbert holmert” should just shut his/her/its face and stop posting lies.”
“By the way, is afrodorky the same as halbert and the others I listed yesterday?”
“January 6th, 2007 at 12:22 pm halbert holmert says:”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘halbert’.
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Chop
dhar, chop, ax, cleaver, chopfallen, dolabriform, securiform, dolabrate, barong, machete, froe, guloc and 44 more...
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Gil Blas
Interesting words and usages from Smollett's 1749 translation of Lesage's L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
reck, durance, rhodomontade, hangdog, trap, lustre, pin, boggle, dandle, birthday suit, colic, gripes and 238 more...
Tweets
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yarb It is now full five months, said one of them, that we have been serving at our own cost. We do not touch one farthing of salary; and, what is worst of all, our very board wages are shamefully in arrear. There is no knowing what footing we are upon. As for me, said the other, I would willingly be tied up to the halbert, and receive a percentage in lashes, for the liberty of changing my berth...
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 8 ch. 3
Var. of halberd. Oct 2, 2008