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[ haf-pahyk, hahf- ] / ˈhæfˌpaɪk, ˈhɑf- /
nounspontoon. a short pike formerly used by sailors boarding enemy vessels. Origin of half-pikeFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby half-pikehalf-peck, half-pedalling, halfpenny, halfpennyworth, half-pie, half-pike, half pint, half-pipe, half-plane, half-plate, half-pound Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-pikeThe first (A49—plate 24) is a harness for jousting on foot, with the two-handed sword, mace, or half-pike. Spanish Arms and Armour|Albert F. Calvert It seems originally to have been rather a short weapon, a kind of half-pike or dart. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer One, a squat figure, stooping low, wielded a sword with two hands; the other covered him with a half-pike. Count Hannibal|Stanley J. Weyman Claude bent over one, found what he wanted—a half-pike—and glided to the door of the stairs that led to the roof. The Long Night|Stanley Weyman
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