Definition of spear

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Spear (n.) The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod..

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Pile :: Pile (n.) The head of an arrow or spear.
Rump-fed :: Rump-fed (a.) A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps fattened in the rump, pampered..
Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..
Poach :: Poach (v. t.) To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish..
Spear :: Spear (v. t.) To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish..
Gad :: Gad (n.) The point of a spear, or an arrowhead..
Furbish :: Furbish (v. t.) To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4..
Spear :: Spear (v. i.) To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..
Trident :: Trident (n.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators..
Upspear :: Upspear (v. i.) To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.
Trident :: Trident (n.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune..
Cronel :: Cronel (n.) The iron head of a tilting spear.
Spear :: Spear (n.) Fig.: A spearman.
Banner :: Banner (n.) A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle..
Barb :: Barb (v. t.) To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc..
Plantage :: Plantage (n.) A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in general, or anything that is planted..
Spearer :: Spearer (n.) One who uses a spear; as, a spearer of fish..
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