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morris-pike

morris-pike noun: a long pike at the time believed to have been of Moorish origin.

Noun

morris-pike (plural morris-pikes)

  1. (obsolete) A long pike at the time believed to have been of Moorish origin.
    • Make this for a general rule, all long staves, Morris pikes, Forest bills, Javelins, or such like long weapons, of what sort soever, being above the true lengths, the shortest has the advantage, because they can cross and uncross in shorter time than can the longer.1599, George Silver, Paradoxes of Defense
    • […]do more exploits with his mace than a morris-pike.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of morris-pike

pluralmorris-pikes

Questions about morris-pike

What does morris-pike mean?
Morris-pike means a long pike at the time believed to have been of Moorish origin.
What part of speech is morris-pike?
Morris-pike is a noun.
What is the plural of morris-pike?
The plural of morris-pike is morris-pikes.

Words near morris-pike in the dictionary

  1. Morris Township
  2. Morris water maze
  3. Morris water mazes
  4. morris-dancer
  5. morris-dancers
  6. morris-pike
  7. morris-pikes
  8. Morrisburg
  9. Morrisean
  10. morrised
  11. morrises

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