Const. of (peace or war). spear of peace, a blunt spear used in jousting. Obsolete.

transferred. Applied to any object familiar to the speaker, composed wholly or chiefly of wood, as †a spear-shaft; †a bowl; a ship; the stocks (slang…

a staff used instead of a lance in tilting.

A Turk's head for tilting at. Obsolete.

a staff used instead of a lance in tilting.

a large heavy helmet worn over the ordinary one in tilting, completely covering the head and face, with slits for breathing and vision.

a form of lance used in tilting, often ornamental, with a large guard or vamplate, and a blunt point or a coronal.

= tilting-lance n.