Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pike supposed to be of Moorish origin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A Moorish pike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
Moorish pike .
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Examples
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A _morris-pike_ was a pike used in a morris or a military dance, and with which great _exploits_ were
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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We read also of a "morris-pike" -- a weapon used by the Moors in Spain.
Milton's Comus John Milton 1641
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No? why, 'tis a plain case: he that went, like a bass-viol, in a case of leather; the man, sir, that, when gentlemen are tired, gives them a sob and 'rests them; he, sir, that takes pity on decayed men and gives them suits of durance; he that sets up his rest to do more exploits with his mace than a morris-pike.
The Comedy of Errors 1592
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No? why, ’tis a plain case: he that went, like a bass-viol, in a case of leather; the man, sir, that, when gentlemen are tired, gives them a sob and ‘rests them; he, sir, that takes pity on decayed men and gives them suits of durance; he that sets up his rest to do more exploits with his mace than a morris-pike.
The Comedy of Errors 2004
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