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Welsh hook
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<p>A Welsh hook is a type of <a href="/facts/Polearm/KJgmqBXD">polearm</a>, a <a href="/facts/Halberd/SWftFGaA">halberd</a>-like weapon with a hook on the back, and gained its name due to its prevalence among the <a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Welsh</a> soldiers during the <a href="/facts/Middle_Ages/RqzEKB9v">medieval</a> wars against the <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">English</a>. It closely related to the agricultural implement known as a <a href="/facts/Bill_(weapon)/fjXUmLQt">bill</a> and is commonly classified as a type of <a href="/facts/Poleaxe/LuITBp3V">poleaxe</a>. </p>