falchion

noun /ˈfɔːl.(t)ʃən/

1. A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.

   I haue seene the day, with my good biting Faulchion

2. A billhook.

   obsolete

Where it comes from

From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry falchion (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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