Meaning & use

vouge

noun·Advanced

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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