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halberds

noun

variants also halberts

plural of halberd

as in spears

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The same chargrill produces the usual skewers but also charred okra spears or smoky mushrooms.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Roasting keeps the spears tender while adding light browning and a slightly crisp exterior for better texture and flavor.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of spears

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Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).

— Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Hoosiers can hunt frogs with bow and arrows, clubs, some firearms, or simply, their hands, but Plumier teaches those gathered at Goose Pond how to use gigs — long, multi-pronged spears that look a little bit like tridents.

— Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of tridents

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Humans have been throwing javelins for a few hundred thousand years, yet performance has largely plateaued.

— R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.

— Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

Definition of javelins

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Afterward, his head was stuck on the end of a pike, just as his son’s had been five years earlier.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
The 50-seat bistro will open in October with à la carte dinner service, featuring dishes like Great Lakes perch with gribiche, pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce, and cornbread served with pimento cheese and chicken liver parfait.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

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