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bec de corbin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crowbill

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old French bec de corbin (literally “crow's beak”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бек де корбин (bek de korbin) — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Catalan: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴉喙 /鸦喙 (yāhuì) — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Finnish: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • French: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Old French: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • German: Rabenschnabel — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Italian: mazzapicchio — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Korean: 베크드코르뱅 (bekeudeukoreubaeng) — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Korean: 크로우빌 (keuroubil) — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Lithuanian: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Portuguese: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Romanian: cioc de cioară — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole
  • Spanish: bec de corbin — poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole