spontoon


spon·toon

S0660600 (spŏn-to͞on′)n. A short pike carried by infantry officers and sergeants in the 1700s.
[French sponton, from Italian spuntone : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando + puntone, kind of weapon, augmentative of punto, point (from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to pierce, prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots).]

spontoon

(spɒnˈtuːn) n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a form of halberd carried by some junior infantry officers in the 18th and 19th centuries[C18: from French esponton, from Italian spuntone, from punto point]

spon•toon

(spɒnˈtun)

n. a short pike used as a weapon in the 17th and 18th centuries. [1590–1600; < French esponton]