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pike

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noun (1)

pike

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noun (2)

as in spear
a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade a foot soldier armed with a pike

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pike

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noun (3)

as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim

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“Pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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