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spearpoint

[ speer-point ]

noun

  1. the point at the end of a spearhead.
  2. a spearhead.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spearpoint1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; spear 1, point
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A new army of warriors drove a herd of cows over the cliff at spearpoint.

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And no one looked better in spearpoint collars and sharkskin silk suits than Ray.

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Some came from wood or cordage still attached to spearpoints; others came from charcoal, wood, or bone found at mines and human burials.

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Before Hector could approach, he who knew well that armor taken by Hector from the dead Patroclus aimed at an opening in it near the throat, and drove the spearpoint in.

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About 16,000 years ago, on the banks of a river in western Idaho, people kindled fires, shaped stone blades and spearpoints, and butchered large mammals.

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