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spear

Weapon or tool consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head that is used for thrusting or throwing

Also known as Spears · speer

Instance of: weapon type
Subclass of: pole weapon
, sports equipment

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A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel. The most common design for hunting and/or warfare, since modern times has incorporated a metal spearhead shaped like a triangle, diamond, or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually feature multiple sharp points, with or without barbs.

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Members / parts: spearhead
stick
Different from: lance
Has use: spearfishing
melee weapon
throwing weapon
Discovered: 400th millennium BCE statement is subject of: Clacton Spear
Used by: hussar lancer

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