Meaning & use
vouge
A medieval polearm with a long shaft and a broad, cleaver-like blade, also spelled voulge.
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The museum displayed a fifteenth-century vouge alongside other pole weapons used by foot soldiers.
A vouge could both cut and thrust, making it useful against mounted knights.
A note on using this word
Vouge is a rare, specialist term found mainly in histories of medieval arms and armor.
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