half-pike
AmericanEtymology
Origin of half-pike
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Then--it was just growing light--from the direction of the stable-gate a man came running out of the dusk with a half-pike on his shoulder.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
More than a dozen times they appeared as Achilles and Hector, with the old-fashioned, full-length, man-protecting shield, the short Argive sword and the heavy lance, half-pike, half-javelin, of Trojan tradition.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
"Or my men'll not be in the mood to so much as lift a half-pike."
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
"So decide, decide!" he continued, dancing a clumsy step and tossing a half-pike round his head.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
The first preparation for our setting out was, that the captain's half-pike was placed near the coachman, and a drum behind the coach.
From The Coverley Papers by Various
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