spontoon

English

Alternative forms

• spantoon, espontoon

Etymology

From Middle French sponton (also esponton), from Italian spontone, from spunta (“pike”).

Noun

spontoon (plural spontoons)

1. A pointed weapon similar to a pike.
   • "That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and [...]"; Second Militia Act of 1792.

Hypernyms

• spear
• polearm

Translations

weapon

• Polish: szponton (pl) m
• Portuguese: espontão

References

• Espontoon Before Lewis & Clark, lewis-clark.org, retrieved 03/24/2009.

Anagrams

• no-no spot, pontoons