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 of pikestaff 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
  • Pricing transparency, proactive maintenance, and real-time updates are merely the tip of the spear.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • Originally conceived as a way to demonstrate the program’s efficacy by putting its strongest athletes to the test, the Games represent the tip of the CrossFit spear.
    Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
  • Flagpole through the chest (Final Destination 3) Perry Malinowski (Maggie Ma) is impaled by a flagpole that whizzes through the air, javelin style.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Flame-retardant foams do little, and fire departments now favor high-pressure water lances or immersion pits.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
  • With about a thousand Mexicans in front of him, Yell charged alone with his sword in hand, apparently killing several Mexicans until brought down by multiple lance wounds.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025

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“Pikestaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pikestaff. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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