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Definition of scimiter

Scimiter
Scimiter Scim"i*ter, Scimitar Scim"i*tar, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.] 2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes.
scimiter
Billhook Bill"hook`, n. [Bill + hook.] A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handle is long, a hedge bill or scimiter.

Meaning of scimiter from wikipedia

- Aboriginal languages of New South Wales reported "Boo-mer-rit" as "the Scimiter". In 1822, it was described in detail and recorded as a "bou-mar-rang"...
- 27, 1953). "Evans' Hamlet Production Makes T-V History". Memphis Press-Scimiter. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. "Today on TV". The Boston...
- Alpha chapter of ΔΣΛ, formed in 1922. This chapter had its origin as the Scimiter Club, formed in 1923. This chapter had its origin in 1922 as the Star and...