NOUN (1)

1. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab;

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Broadsword \Broad"sword`\, n.
   A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
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         I heard the broadsword's deadly clang.   --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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