weaponn.[OE. wepen, AS. wpen; akin to OS. wpan, OFries. wpin, wpen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, wfan, Icel. vpn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. wpna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf. Wapentake.]()1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.()The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. (2 Cor. x. 4.)They, astonished, all resistance lost,
All courage; down their idle weapons dropped. (Milton.)2. Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.(Shak.)3. (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.()Concealed weapons. See under Concealed. -- Weapon salve, a salve which was supposed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made it. [Obs.] Boyle.()