| Weapon (weapon) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Weap"on |
[OE. wepen, AS.
w(?)pen; akin to OS. w(?)pan, OFries. w(?)pin,
w(?)pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan,
w fan, Icel. vpn, Dan. va |
An instrument of offensive of defensive combat;
something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in
destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword,
etc.
Fig.: The means or instrument with which one
contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
A thorn, prickle, or sting with
which many plants are furnished.
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