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Remember, the tip of the spear is the most compact part. guest, Apr 05, 2009 4: 58PM nice to see that commenters here are so devoted that they are willing to spend their weekends on futile and probably unpaid efforts to out-bess bess ..— Dealbreaker
This weapon is called different things in different languages, but in English it is normally called a spear -- or a pike if it is used on foot, a javelin if it is thrown or a lance if it is used on horseback.
Now see where his spear is and his jug of water that was at his head Saul knew David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?"— The Children's Bible
An' the blacksmith made him what he called a spear-head.— The Long Roll
I myself preferred shooting them either from a light double-barrelled carbine or large bore pistol when alongside; the jobbing at such a large cow-like animal with a spear was always repugnant to my feelings.— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

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