pike pole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pike pole
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Luis Hernandez starts in the cab, while Jordan St. John, on the deck, gives hand signals and uses a pike pole — a long pole with a dagger point — to guide the log in.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
Ilett maneuvered a pike pole in the water to pull the octopus over to the boat.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2019
With courage born of this hope a man went forward to lower the masthead lights, prodding his way with the pike pole.
From The Grain Ship by Robertson, Morgan
He knew it was the impact of a pike pole, and he wondered, with a kind of scornful disgust, what Pichot could be wanting of him now.
From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
I know how to walk boom-sticks, to handle timber with a pike pole.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
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