claymore

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clay·more

(klā′môr′)

1. A claymore mine.

2. A large, double-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders.

[Scottish Gaelic claidheamh mór, large sword : claidheamh, sword (from Old Irish claideb) + mór, great (from Old Irish; see mē- in Indo-European roots).]

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claymore

(ˈkleɪˌmɔː; Scottish ˌkleˈmor)

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a US type of antipersonnel mine

[C18: from Gaelic claidheamh mōr great sword]

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clay•more

(ˈkleɪˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr)

n.

1. a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.

2. a Scottish broadsword with a basket hilt.

[1765–75; < Scottish Gaelic claidheamh mòr great sword]

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Noun	1.	claymore - a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
	2.	claymore - an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy claymore mine ground-emplaced mine, land mine - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

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claymore

n → zweischneidiges Langschwert

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This was to lie the night in Kinlochaline in the public inn; to cross Morven the next day to Ardgour, and lie the night in the house of one John of the Claymore, who was warned that I might come; the third day, to be set across one loch at Corran and another at Balachulish, and then ask my way to the house of James of the Glens, at Aucharn in Duror of Appin.

To say truth, I was overjoyed; for I had no great desire for John of the Claymore, and since my double misadventure, first with the guide and next with the gentleman skipper, I stood in some fear of any Highland stranger.

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-BlackRock to buy Claymore Canada

17 November 2011 - US investment manager Guggenheim Partners LLC has mandated JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) and Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) to sell its Canadian exchange-traded funds provider Claymore Investments, Bloomberg reported today, citing informed sources.

Guggenheim Partners seeks buyers for Claymore Investments

3 February 2010 - The management team at Claymore Dairies have completed the takeover of the business from Arla Foods and the North Milk Co-operative.

UK: Claymore Dairies Management Buyout Completed

-BlackRock acquires Claymore Investments

Investment advisor Claymore Advisors LLC on Thursday declared distributions for its exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Claymore exchange-traded funds announce distributions

Claymore Securities Inc that offers investment solutions declared on Tuesday distributions for its Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs for September 2010.

Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs announces distributions for September

TONY MCCOY also completed a double, and his wins on favourites Possible Pardon in the three-mile-two novices' handicap chase and Claymore in the bumper earned him yet another place in the record books, albeit a relatively obscure one.

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Investment solutions provider Claymore Securities Inc declared on Friday the closure and liquidation of four lightly followed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Claymore to liquidate four ETFs

I would not envisage him coming back as a Claymore.

CLAYMORES ACE NICKED AFTER SEX ATTACK ON GIRL, AGE 14

On Friday, Claymore Advisors LLC revealed that the Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs, which provides investment solutions in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs) and closed-end funds (CEFs), announced its distributions for August 2010.