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
  • Chick-fil-A and Chipotle were the tip of the spear in augmenting new restaurant locations last year among top brands, per a new report from food service research firm Technomic.
    Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 27 May 2025
  • One galaxy wielded a superior weapon: a quasar that emitted a spear of radiation.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Delap had been a javelin thrower in his youth, becoming local champion for his athletics club in Carlisle.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The Kansas City native excelled in high school track and field as a shot putter, and threw the discus and javelin.
    Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But every individual had suffered some sort of devastating injury—like wounds made by swords, lances, daggers and iron bolts.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Pikestaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pikestaff. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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