Note to Romeo and Juliet, 1. 1. 73: "Clubs, bills, and partisans"


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Bills and partisans are polearms [a polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range], which were typically used by peasant soldiers against knights on horseback.