spontoon

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About thirty or forty men, each armed with a spontoon, a bow, and arrows, stood drawn up on a rising ground close by the village.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

Turning short, Lewis plunged into the river to mid-waist and faced about with his spontoon at the bear's nose.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

Johnson and sir Joshua talked with pleasure of what they had seen; and, says Johnson, in a tone of admiration: "How the little fellow brandished his spontoon!"

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel

With his spontoon he tested the timbers, and found them so decayed that they almost crumbled at the touch.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael

When left alone, he examined it carefully, and realised that if pointed, it would make an excellent spontoon.

From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew