cold weapon
noun/kəʊld ˈwɛp(ə)n/UK/koʊld ˈwɛpən/US
Etymology
From cold + weapon, possibly a calque of Russian холо́дное ору́жие (xolódnoje orúžije, “cold weapon”), from холо́дное (xolódnoje) (the nominative neuter form of холо́дный (xolódnyj, “cold”)) + ору́жие (orúžije, “arm, weapon; weaponry”): see the 1876 quotation.
Definitions
A weapon that does not use explosives or fire.
- A fencing-room in which twenty or thirty couples of men are practising, is a fair illustration of a mélée with cold weapons.
- Pistols, carbines and musketoons were the firearms of the cavalry; a sword or sabre the cold weapon.
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