pertuska — meaning in English

English meaning

• partisan noun A strong, often unquestioning supporter of a party, cause, or leader.

Senses

pertuska is used for these senses in English:

• bardiche A poleaxe with a long blade that extends beyond the shaft.
• partisan (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
• pertuisan (historical) A kind of halberd or pike.

partisan — full definition

1. noun A strong, often unquestioning supporter of a party, cause, or leader.
2. noun A guerrilla fighter operating behind enemy lines, especially during wartime.
3. adj Strongly biased in favour of one side, party, or cause.

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