Warhammer

name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of war hammer. alt-of, alternative

    "Related to pollaxes were warhammers such as King Robert's. The difference between the two was that one has a head-smashing axe-blade, while the other had an armor-crushing hammerhead. Some weapons had both; ..."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Warhammer, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian mediaeval fantasy world.
  2. 2
    Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.
  3. 3
    The two franchises together.

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"Related to pollaxes were warhammers such as King Robert's. The difference between the two was that one has a head-smashing axe-blade, while the other had an armor-crushing hammerhead. Some weapons had both; ..."

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