OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 47885

crossguard

/ˈkɹɒsɡɑːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arriaz • cruceta
A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.
Holonym: hilt
Meronym: quillon (one sense)
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