n. A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A broad blade with sharp edges ending in a sharp point, mounted on a handle from 5 to 7 feet long: a weapon common in the middle ages and later.
n. A projection on the fore part of a horseshoe, designed to relieve the foot in cases of lameness.
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n. a pike fitted with an ax head
Word Usage
"An ensign-halyard-block is no more a pulley than your halberd is a boarding-pike."