| 释义 |
swine's-feather
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
also swine's-pike \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
(plural swine's-feathers also swine's-pikes)
Etymology: translation of German schweinsfeder; so called from its being originally used as a hunting weapon
: a stake or spear resembling a bayonet formerly fixed in a musket rest or placed in the ground to hinder cavalry |