Definition of pike

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Pike (n. & v.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet..

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Garfish :: Garfish (n.) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike..
Jointweed :: "Jointweed (n.) A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers..
Spikebill :: Spikebill (n.) The hooded merganser.
Rhachilla :: Rhachilla (n.) A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.
Garpike :: Garpike () See under Gar.
Hyoganoidei :: Hyoganoidei (n. pl.) A division of ganoid fishes, including the gar pikes and bowfins..
Haplomi :: Haplomi (n. pl.) An order of freshwater fishes, including the true pikes, cyprinodonts, and blindfishes..
Set :: Set (n.) A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.
Hornpike :: Hornpike (n.) The garfish.
Cockscomb :: Cockscomb (n.) A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli..
Timothy Grass :: Timothy grass () A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix..
Spikenard :: Spikenard (n.) A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi..
Water Torch :: Water torch () The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in oil..
Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks..
Wall-eye :: Wall-eye (n.) An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch..
Demilance :: Demilance (n.) A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also, a demilancer..
Turnpike :: Turnpike (n.) A winding stairway.
Dory :: Dory (n.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dore. See Pike perch.
Glasseye :: Glasseye (n.) A fish of the great lakes; the wall-eyed pike.
Spicose :: Spicose (a.) Having spikes, or ears, like corn spikes..
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