A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet.
A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target. Beau. & Fl.
A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
A pick. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Raymond.
A pointed or peaked hill. [R.]
A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
A turnpike; a toll bar. Dickens.
A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack.
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