Etymology

bec de corbin

Today it means: A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole. Full definition →

Old French bec de corbin
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  1. Old French · learned borrowing frombec de corbin
  2. English todaybec de corbin

Learned borrowing from Old French bec de corbin (literally “crow's beak”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.