spearing

[ speer-ing ]

noun

, Ice Hockey.

1. an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spearing¹

1770–80, for literal sense; spear ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

There are also motifs that showcase scenes of fishing through netting and spearing.

From Realm of History

One main culprit was the hard-shell helmet that had essentially become a spearing weapon.

From The Daily Beast

Queen Elizabeth I owned forks for sweetmeats but chose to use her fingers instead, finding the spearing motion to be crude.

From The Daily Beast

But they were not ready as yet to do any nocturnal spearing, and if ever Indians wanted a night's rest they wanted it.

From Project Gutenberg

Frequently I would go out spearing and netting fish, my principal captures being mullet.

From Project Gutenberg

Dear Aunt Kitty: I'm up here spearing salmon and all that sort of thing, don't you know, and trying to forget.

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The door was open, and a torch was spearing its beam on two men—one kneeling over the prone figure of the other.

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In the summer months they frequent the sea-coast, where their skill in spearing fish is described as quite wonderful.

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