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half-pikes

half-pikes is the plural of half-pike.

Meaning of half-pike

Noun

half-pike (plural half-pikes)

  1. A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon
    • paying the Salute with the Halfpike1709-1711, The Tatler
  2. A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

Questions about half-pikes

What is half-pikes the plural of?
Half-pikes is the plural of half-pike.

Words near half-pikes in the dictionary

  1. half-past-six
  2. half-pay
  3. half-pence
  4. half-pie
  5. half-pike
  6. half-pikes
  7. half-pill
  8. half-pint
  9. half-pints
  10. half-pipe
  11. half-pipes

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