pikestaff

pike·staff

noun \ˈpīk-ˌstaf\

Definition of PIKESTAFF

1

: a spiked staff for use on slippery ground

2

: the staff of a foot soldier's pike

Examples of PIKESTAFF

1. <pikestaffs were in use from the Middle Ages to the 18th century>

First Known Use of PIKESTAFF

14th century

Related to PIKESTAFF

Synonyms: javelin, lance, pike, spear, shaft

Related Words: dart, spike; gaff, halberd (also halbert), harpoon, leister, trident

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Rhymes with PIKESTAFF

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, riffraff, tipstaff