spontoon
[ spon-toon ]
noun
a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Origin of spontoon
1- Also called half-pike.
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British Dictionary definitions for spontoon
spontoon
/ (spɒnˈtuːn) /
noun
a form of halberd carried by some junior infantry officers in the 18th and 19th centuries
Origin of spontoon
1C18: from French esponton, from Italian spuntone, from punto point
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