spontoon

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Spontoon, spon-tōōn′, n. a weapon somewhat like a halberd, which used to be carried by certain officers of foot.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

I must send Spontoon to see what she is about; he will find her out among the old regimental connexions.

From Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since by Scott, Walter, Sir

You bear the name of a near relation of mine, whom none of my present people ever saw, except Spontoon; so there will be no immediate danger.

From Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since by Scott, Walter, Sir

Spontoon of Lieutenant Alfred Van Wyck, of Fishkill, Dutchess county, used in hunting the cowboys in Fishkill mountain, in the Revolution.

From The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes by Tomlinson, Abraham