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‖ rejon Bull-fighting.|reˈxon|
Pl. rejones.
[Sp. rejón lance, spear, f. rejo pointed iron bar, reja ploughshare (L. rēgula straight piece of wood, f. regere to keep straight).]
A wooden-handled spear, usu. placed from horseback.
1838Q. Rev. LXII. 397 These noble ‘Bestiarii’ fought with the ‘rejon’, a short projectile spear, about four feet long. 1893Chapman & Buck Wild Spain v. 57 The knight, mounted on fiery Arab steed, was armed only with the rejon, or short sharp lance of those days, five feet in length, and held at its extreme end. 1932Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Jan. 11/1 Nobles and gentlemen, on horseback with long heavy spears (rejones)..awaited the bull's attack. 1934R. Campbell Broken Record viii. 184 His rejon is nearly always mortal. 1957A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia x. 99 The rejón act..is more popular in Portugal, but is also quite common in Spain. 1967McCormick & Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado i. 19 The rider plays the bull with the horse itself, placing long banderillas, darts known as rejones, and killing with a long lance, also called a rejón. 1973Times 5 Dec. 15/1 They attempt to finish him [sc. the bull] off with a rejon, a long-bladed, wooden-handled spear. |