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spearpoint

[ speer-point ]

/ ˈspɪərˌpɔɪnt /

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noun

the point at the end of a spearhead.

a spearhead.

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Origin of spearpoint

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at spear¹, point

Words nearby spearpoint

spearman, Spearman's rank-order coefficient, spearmint, spear phish, spear-phishing, spearpoint, Spears, spear side, spear-thrower, spearwort, spec

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How to use spearpoint in a sentence

Roughly 9,000 years ago, a woman in Peru’s Andes Mountains was buried with spearpoints and other hunting tools.
This prehistoric woman from Peru hunted big game|Bruce Bower|December 2, 2020|Science News For Students
A woman buried with spearpoints and other hunting tools roughly 9,000 years ago in Peru’s Andes Mountains has reemerged to claim the title of the oldest known female big-game hunter in the Americas.
Female big-game hunters may have been surprisingly common in the ancient Americas|Bruce Bower|November 4, 2020|Science News
Mallory raised his hand to his helmet and felt the sizable dent that the spearpoint had made.
A Knyght Ther Was|Robert F. Young
It is, however, occasionally seen on articles of stone, as the spearpoint and stone hatchet and sacrificial knife.
Day Symbols of the Maya Year|Cyrus Thomas

A stone spearpoint or arrowhead was laid on each lozenge-like tip of the zigzag lightning.
The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo|J. Walter Fewkes
The army was the spearpoint of Prussia; the rest was merely the haft.
Winning a Cause|John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
The Bird leaped into the air, his crest a bloody spearpoint.
Shaman|Robert Shea