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单词 xyston
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xystonn.

/ˈzɪstɒn/
Etymology: < Greek ξυστόν the polished shaft of a spear, hence a spear, neuter of ξυστός scraped, polished, < ξύειν to scrape, polish.
Ancient Greek History.
(See quot. 1856, and cf. sarissa n.)
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > pike > [noun] > half-pike
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rapparee1690
spontoon1746
espontoon1772
boarding-pike1802
xyston1856
1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcii. 77 The regiments of cavalry called Sarissophori or Lancers..carrying a long lance, and distinguished from the heavier cavalry..who carried the xyston or short pike.
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