Plural of claymore; large Scottish or Irish swords with long blades and simple cross-hilts.
From Scottish Gaelic 'claidheamh-mòr' meaning 'great sword,' combined with the English plural '-s'; 'claidheamh' means 'sword' and 'mòr' means 'big.'
Claymores appear in popular culture as fierce Highland weapons, but most surviving examples are surprisingly modern (16th-18th centuries) because earlier swords rarely survived—they were melted down for reuse.
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