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backspike

noun

Etymology

From back + spike.

  1. derived from *spey-✻ — “to be pointed; sharp point, stick”
  2. derived from *spīkō✻ — “stick, splinter, point”
  3. derived from spík — “spike, sprig”
  4. inherited from spike
  5. compounded as backspike — “back + spike”

Definitions

  1. A spike protruding from the back of an axe.

The neighborhood

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