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palstave
[pawl-steyv, pal-]
noun
a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle.
palstave
/ ˈɔːˌٱɪ /
noun
archaeol a kind of celt, usually of bronze, made to fit into a split wooden handle rather than having a socket for the handle
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palstave1
Example Sentences
The flat axes are distinguished by the side stops and in some cases the transition from palstave to socketed axe can be seen.
Chapter III, 23 First and later periods of the Bronze Age; Evolution of the bronze celt; Ornamentation of bronze celts; Palstave with double loops; Anvil and hammers; Spear-heads; Evolution from the knife-dagger; Type derived from the rapier; Leaf-shaped spear-heads; Spear-heads with apertures in the blade; Moulds for casting spear-heads; Ferules for spear-butts.
Palstave with double loops, 27 22.
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