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leisters

noun

plural of leister
as in harpoons

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  1. pike
  2. spears
  3. tridents
  4. gaffs
Noun
  • The 50-seat restaurant will serve up pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce and Great Lakes perch with gribiche on the à la carte menu.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pike
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The lower spars and booms are Oregon Pine, while the upper masts, gaffs, jackyards, and spinnaker boom are Alaskan Sitka Spruce.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Spurs on some of the chickens were cut excessively short to fit steel fighting gaffs and blades for more lethal fighting, deputies said.
    — Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of gaffs
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“Leisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisters. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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