Hyeopdo

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Hangul
협도
Hanja
挾刀
RRhyeopdo
MRhyŏpto
Hyeopdo
Hangul
협도
Hanja
挾刀
RRhyeopdo
MRhyŏpto
IPA[çʌp̚.t͈o]

The hyeopdo was a polearm used in Korea. It was also called micheomdo (Korean: 미첨도), which could be translated as "eyebrow sword" because the curved blade resembled an eyebrow.[1] The first written reference to a hyeopdo is in a Korean martial arts manual from the 17th century called the Muyeyebobeon Yeoksokjip (무예예보번역속집).

The design varied somewhat between makers, but usually the pole was about 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) long and the blade was about 63 centimetres (25 in) long. The blade is single-edged. It closely resembles the woldo ("moon blade") and the Chinese podao (Chinese: 樸刀; pinyin: púdāo).

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