A spear for throwing; a dart, javelin.

A dart, javelin, or spear; a battleaxe. Cf. whiffler, n.1 a.

A pointed missile weapon thrown by the hand; a light spear or javelin; also applied to pointed missiles in general, including arrows, etc.

A javelin or casting-spear.

A stronghold, a castle, esp. a small castle or tower; = peel, n.2 3. Also figurative. Now archaic and rare.

A weapon, ? some form of club; in 16th cent. Latin-English Dictionaries, glossing Latin aclys (aclis) a small javelin. Obsolete.

A small spear or javelin thrown with the hand or from a catapult.

A spear.

A light spear thrown with the hand with or without the help of a thong; a dart.

An iron-pointed wooden dart; an assagai.

A light, versatile spear with an iron head used by the ancient Germanic peoples.

= assegai, n.

A light lance or javelin with a hollow shaft.

An iron-tipped hardwood spear, esp. one used by southern African peoples.