sword
sword \'so-(*)rd, 'so.(*)rd\ \-.li-k\ n [ME, fr. OE sweord; akin to OHG swert sword, Av xvara wound] often attrib 1: a weapon (as a cutlass, rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusti ng often used as a symbol of honor or authority 2a: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat 2b: the use of force (as in war) 3: coercive power 4: something that resembles a sword : mutually antagonistic - sword.like aj