Hyeopdo

Hyeopdo
Hangul
협도
Hanja
挾刀
RRhyeopdo
MRhyŏpto
IPA[çʌp̚.t͈o]

The hyeopdo was a polearm used in Korea. It was also called micheomdo (Korean: 미첨도), which could be translated as "eyebrow sword" because the curved blade resembled an eyebrow. The first written reference to a hyeopdo is in a Korean martial arts manual from the 17th century called the Muyeyebobeon Yeoksokjip (무예예보번역속집).

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