Edged weapon/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Edged weapon.

A muscle-powered weapon that relies on the principle of the wedge, which may be applied as a single movement (e.g., a sword thrust) or after the accumulation of energy (e.g., an arrow released by drawing a bow)