leisters

noun

plural of leister
as in harpoons

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  1. pike
  2. spears
  3. tridents
  4. gaffs
Noun
  • Pipeline updates In the pharmaceutical industry, there's always a focus on what's coming down the pike because patents don't last forever.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party.
    — , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of pike
Noun
  • Reigns won the match with three spears in a row in a perfect singles match that had zero interference.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • More stomps and spears from the two men without a referee kept the match going.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Cockfighting draws scrutiny, too, with homes searched for steroids or gaffs — the sharp blades that get strapped to a fighting rooster’s feet.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of gaffs
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