Definition of Halbirt

Definition of Halbirt

HALBERT. A weapon carried by a serjeant of foot. To get
a halbert; to be appointed a serjeant. To be brought to
the halberts; to be flogged a la militaire: soldiers of the
infantry, when flogged, being commonly tied to three halberts,
set up in a triangle, with a fourth fastened across
them. He carries the halbert in his face; a saying of one
promoted from a serjeant to a commission officer.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

(Weapon) Category:Weapon An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.
Quotations
*1786: Halberts are of a variety of forms, they are commonly mounted on staves of seven feet long, with a pointed ferril at the end, for the purpose of sticking them in the ground. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 52.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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