MEANING
1. A large Scottish sword, especially the two-handed type; also used for certain later basket-hilted swords.
2. A named type of directional antipersonnel mine.
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Words that belong together
- two-handed claymore
- Scottish claymore
On the page
The display held a two-handed claymore.
The warrior lowered the claymore in the tale.
The curator explained the Scottish claymore’s changing design.
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Word forms
- Base
- claymore
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Singular claymore; plural claymores. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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