pikestaff

as in spear
a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade pikestaffs were in use from the Middle Ages to the 18th century

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Recent Examples on the Web If the garden was a desert, the house was as plain as pikestaff. Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023 Their weapon of choice was the pikestaff, a long staff topped with a sharp spike. Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2022
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Noun
  • The hunter would position the boat over the croc, then thrust the spear into its walnut-sized brain.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
  • While Nvidia — which grew 122% in the second quarter — has been the tip of the generative AI spear since 2023, Apple — whose top line increased 4.9% in Q2 — still scrambles for AI relevance.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • After Pakistani javelin athlete Arshad Nadeem hurtled his way into the Olympic history books, his country threw him welcome celebrations fit for a king.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Nearby, the team also found broken iron sword handles, curved blades, javelin points and a spearhead.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Noun
  • The bomb lances fired from whale guns had an exploding tip that would detonate moments after piercing the whale’s skin.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Huge lances that are not for defense but for ceremony.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024

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“Pikestaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pikestaff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

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