| Spear (spear) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Spear |
| [OE. spere, AS.
spere; akin to D. *** G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper,
Icel. spjö]r, pl., Dan. spær, L. sparus.] |
A long, pointed weapon, used in war and
hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a
sharp head or blade; a lance.
Fig.: A spearman.
A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used
for stabbing fish and other animals.
A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
The feather of a horse. See Feather,
n., 4.
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To pierce with a spear] to kill with a spear;
as, to spear a fish.
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To shoot into a long
stem, as some plants. See Spire.
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