spearsmann.
= spearman n.1
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > spear or lance
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1836 C. P. Traill Backwoods of Canada 159 He is considered very skilful as a spearsman.
1885 Manch. Examiner 13 Feb. 5/4 They are specially marked out by the Arab marksmen and spearsmen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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