A class of swords that is generally shorter than 1 meter, but longer than a dagger.(noun)
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Use "shortsword" in a sentence
"His +3 Keen Longsword and +2 frost shortsword are as expensive as a single +5 weapon (for example a +1 holy shocking greatsword of wounding or a +1 keen falchion of speed)."
"Her Lightblade lengthened to a shortsword as she poured more power into it."
"A man with a shortsword in a scabbard on his back climbed the ladder to the balcony."