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Bohemian earspoon

Bohemian earspoon noun: a polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.

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Noun

Bohemian earspoon (plural Bohemian earspoons)

  1. (historical) A polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.
    • Pole arms can be roughly divided into several categories, based on the types of heads they have mounted:
      Thrusting weapons (awl pike, boar spear, Bohemian earspoon, chauve souris, feather staff, fork, fourche a crochet, korseke, langue, … and runca)2014, Carl Granberg, David Perry on Game Design: A Brainstorming Toolbox, page 755
    • Called originally 'kùsa-scythe' and later "sudlice," it doubled as both a stabbing and cutting weapon, developing later into the "ušata sudlice" — Bohemian earspoon, more suitable for combat — thanks to side spikes (ears), acting as end stops, [as a result of which] it did not penetrate too deep.2016, Syed Ramsey, Tools of War: History of Weapons in Medieval Times, →ISBN

Forms of Bohemian earspoon

pluralBohemian earspoons
alternative formBohemian ear-spoon
alternative formBohemian ear spoon

Origin of Bohemian earspoon

The weapon originated in Bohemia, the two protruding stops or lugs at the base of the weapon's head were likened to ears, and the entire spearhead with ears was fancifully likened to an earspoon (“ear pick”).

Questions about Bohemian earspoon

What does Bohemian earspoon mean?
Bohemian earspoon means a polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.
What part of speech is Bohemian earspoon?
Bohemian earspoon is a noun.
What is the plural of Bohemian earspoon?
The plural of Bohemian earspoon is Bohemian earspoons.

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