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Lochaber|lɒxˈæbə(r)|
Also 7 Loquhabor, Lochwaber.
[The name of a district of Inverness-shire.]
attrib. in Lochaber-axe (Antiq.): ‘a sort of halbert of a large size, having a strong hook behind for laying hold of the object assaulted’ (Jam.). Also in Lochaber-trump Sc., a Jew's-harp (E.D.D.).
1618J. Taylor (Water P.) Penniless Pilgr. E 4 b, Harquebusses, Muskets, Durks and Loquhabor Axes. 1643Sc. Acts Chas. I (1819) VI. 43/2 That they be furnisched with halbert, lochwaber axes, or Jedburgh staffes and swordis. 1812W. Tennant Auster F. ii. xxxviii, Claymore and broad-sword and Lochaber-axe. 1814Scott Wav. xvi, Two wild Highlanders..one of whom had upon his shoulders a hatchet at the end of a pole, called a Lochaber-axe. 1882J. Walker Jaunt to Auld Reekie 179 Lochaber-axes of the city guard. |