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half-pike

noun

Definitions

  1. A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships

    A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

    • 1709-1711, The Tatler paying the Salute with the Halfpike

  2. A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is…

    A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

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