halberdier

[Fr. haleberdier.] One who is armed with or carries a halbert. "Behind him march the halberdiers, before him sound the drums." Macaulay: Spanish Armada. *hălçe, s. [Gr. hals the sea.) A salt liquor made of the entrails of fish; pickle, brine, . hăl-çỹ-ồn, *hal-çi-on, s. & a. [Lat. halcyon, "This head of hair-a hake Of undre ed tow, for color and quantity." R. Browning: Christmas Eve , xiv. hake, v . t . [HAKE (2), s.] To idle or loiter about; to live lazily.