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dialectal, England
: a mountain or hill having a peaked summit
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used especially in place names
plural pike or pikes
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: a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (Esox lucius) valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
called also northern, northern pike
: a heavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry especially in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century
piked; piking
: a body position (as in diving) in which the hips are bent, the knees are straight, and the hands touch the toes or clasp the legs behind or just above the knees
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