estramacon

A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Then to the pair, who speechless stood, he stretch'd A table-spread, bade each to hold an end, And with clear voice: "As we, the Church's arm, With this estramacon do smite in twain The texture of this fabric" (here he flash'd The blade between the two, cleaving the cloth), […]

A downward cutting blow with the edge of a sword or fencing weapon.

I tripped a hasty morrice[…]upon the dining table, now offering my sword [to the Duke of Buckingham], now recovering it, I made a blow at his nose—a sort of estramaçon—the dexterity of which consists in coming mighty near to the object you seem to aim at, yet not attaining it.

Dost think I could ride a horse and learn the tricks of Carricade and sly passata, Stramazon and bold stoccata, Maudritta to embrocata.