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a sword so big it needs both hands and a running start
means A large two-handed broadsword wielded by Scottish Highlanders, or in modern usage a directional anti-personnel landmine.
from From Scottish Gaelic 'claidheamh mòr,' literally 'great sword' — 'claidheamh' (sword) plus 'mòr' (big). The word crossed into English around the 18th century. Centuries later, the U.S. military borrowed the name for its M18 mine, lending a medieval swagger to a thing that explodes.
- name origin
- Gaelic claidheamh-mòr literally means great sword
- size
- some stretched past five feet long
- namesake mine
- WWII landmine borrowed its fearsome name
- highland weapon
- wielded by Scots against English cavalry
- two-handed grip
- crossguards angled forward like welcoming arms
for instance
claymore mine — anti-personnel weapon used by us military since 1960, directional blast with 700 ball bearings
claymore sword — scottish two-handed sword from 15th-17th centuries, basket-hilted broad blade used by highlanders