martel de fer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed, used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armour.

Word forms

martel de fer martels de fer

Etymology

Old French, hammer of iron.

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