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arrowpoint

noun

Etymology

From arrow + point.

  1. derived from *pungō✻ — “to sting, prick”
  2. derived from pūnctus
  3. derived from pointe
  4. derived from pūnctum — “a hole punched in; a point, puncture”
  5. derived from point
  6. inherited from poynt
  7. compounded as arrowpoint — “arrow + point”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of arrowhead (“pointed part of an arrow used as a weapon”).

    • One iron arrowpoint […] was recovered from the battlefield. It is slightly asymmetrical with rounded shoulders and a long, squared stem.

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