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halfpike

halfpike is the alternative form 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.

Forms of halfpike

pluralhalfpikes

Origin of halfpike

From half + pike.

Questions about halfpike

What is halfpike the alternative form of?
Halfpike is the alternative form of half-pike.

Words near halfpike in the dictionary

  1. halfpennies
  2. halfpenny
  3. halfpennys
  4. halfpennyworth
  5. halfpennyworths
  6. halfpike
  7. halfpikes
  8. halfpipe
  9. halfpipes
  10. halfplanar
  11. halfplane

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