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(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
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A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
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A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
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Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
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(diving, gymnastics) A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
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(fashion, dated) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
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(chiefly Northern England) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
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(obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.
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(obsolete, British, dialectal) A hayfork.
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(obsolete, often euphemistic) A penis.