pike-headn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪkˌhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪkˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.⁴, head n.¹

Etymology: < pike n.⁴ + head n.¹

The metal head of a pike or similar weapon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > pike > [noun] > head

pike-head1596

spear1690

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G3 He..Therein left the pike head of his speare.

1612 W. Symonds Proc. Eng. Colonie Virginia vii. 50 in J. Smith Map of Virginia Pike-heads, knives, shot, powder, or any thing (they could steale from their fellowes) was vendible.

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 464 The Enemy holds upon their Pike-heads mutton, capons, turkies, &c. to let the English see they had no want.

1798 Earl of Clare Speech House of Lords of Ireland 19 Feb. (ed. 3) 49 The Blacksmith..denied positively that he had ever manufactured a single pike-head.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 313 A common smith will make a hundred pike-heads in a day.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxiii. 540 ‘What wert thou making there?’ ‘Welding an old pike-head, sir; there were seams and dents in it.’

1935 L. Mann Human Drift xlvi. 294 There was a light in the smithy where the German blacksmith's hammer rung as he still beat the pike-heads.

2000 M. Mulholland in M. Levine et al. Archaeol. Northeast xv. 246 Other arms-related materials include a portion of a pike head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pike-head
释义	pike-headn.¹ Brit. /ˈpʌɪkˌhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪkˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.⁴, head n.¹ Etymology: < pike n.⁴ + head n.¹ The metal head of a pike or similar weapon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > pike > [noun] > head pike-head1596 spear1690 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G3 He..Therein left the pike head of his speare. View more context for this quotation 1612 W. Symonds Proc. Eng. Colonie Virginia vii. 50 in J. Smith Map of Virginia Pike-heads, knives, shot, powder, or any thing (they could steale from their fellowes) was vendible. 1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 464 The Enemy holds upon their Pike-heads mutton, capons, turkies, &c. to let the English see they had no want. 1798 Earl of Clare Speech House of Lords of Ireland 19 Feb. (ed. 3) 49 The Blacksmith..denied positively that he had ever manufactured a single pike-head. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 313 A common smith will make a hundred pike-heads in a day. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxiii. 540 ‘What wert thou making there?’ ‘Welding an old pike-head, sir; there were seams and dents in it.’ 1935 L. Mann Human Drift xlvi. 294 There was a light in the smithy where the German blacksmith's hammer rung as he still beat the pike-heads. 2000 M. Mulholland in M. Levine et al. Archaeol. Northeast xv. 246 Other arms-related materials include a portion of a pike head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1596
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