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rapier

ra·pier

UK/ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/ US/ˈreɪpiɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French rapiere, from Middle French (espee) rapiere, from Old French rapiere, raspiere, from Spanish raspadera (“poker; raker; scraper”), from Spanish raspar (“to scrape”), of Germanic origin. More at rasp.

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