Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long and heavy knife used by the Franks in hunting and in war, having a blade sometimes 20 inches in length.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
dagger orsword used by theAnglo-Saxons
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Examples
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He wore a ring on his left index finger and also had both a knife and a "scramasax", a short sword designed for close combat.
Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008
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He wore a ring on his left index finger and also had both a knife and a "scramasax", a short sword designed for close combat.
Lombard Warrior Buried with Horse Jan 2008
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By some diabolical trick of fascination she persuaded a pair of assassins to penetrate into Sigebert's camp, armed with a "scramasax" she had herself provided.
The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897
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I have had plenty of heated academic debates while I was carrying a sword or a fighting knife like a scramasax with an 8-inch blade.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Major legal win for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 2010
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I have had plenty of heated academic debates while I was carrying a sword or a fighting knife like a scramasax with an 8-inch blade.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Major legal win for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 2010
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I have had plenty of heated academic debates while I was carrying a sword or a fighting knife like a scramasax with an 8-inch blade.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Major legal win for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 2010
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I have had plenty of heated academic debates while I was carrying a sword or a fighting knife like a scramasax with an 8-inch blade.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Major legal win for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 2010
qms commented on the word scramasax
I rage at the telephone scam attacks
But words don’t suffice, the drama lacks.
I long to hear howls
From a blade in the bowels
That tips my emotional scramasax.
April 14, 2019