A misspelling of sword. Coined in AP World History during a whole class project to recreate a war between the Persians and the Greeks. Mass lulz was produced.
One student: "Who typed this?!"
Other student: "Everyone knows that swards are larger than swords..."
Teacher: "Okay so I just wanna go back that on our night attack... on a little tiny goat trail... who had horses -'cause they won't get tired!- Are going to have a shield... a sward... an axe... whose spear... a javelin... of course there'll be extra hunting supplies with them as well..."
(And remember: archers are obviously hunters)
Other student: "Everyone knows that swards are larger than swords..."
Teacher: "Okay so I just wanna go back that on our night attack... on a little tiny goat trail... who had horses -'cause they won't get tired!- Are going to have a shield... a sward... an axe... whose spear... a javelin... of course there'll be extra hunting supplies with them as well..."
(And remember: archers are obviously hunters)
by Earthy Derpy October 22, 2011