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- noun A
double-edged ,single-handed sword used by theAncient Greeks as asecondary weapon after thespear orjavelin .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek ξίφος
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[Greek: Elketo d 'ek koleoio mega xiphos.] -- Il.a. v. 194. and, if Minerva had not appeared, and held his hand, he had executed his design; and it was all she could do to dissuade him from it.
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 04 John Dryden 1665
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