Meaning of Bohemian earspoon | Babel Free

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A polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.

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“Pole arms can be roughly divided into several categories, based on the types of heads they have⟳ mounted: Thrusting weapons (awl pike, boar spear, Bohemian earspoon, chauve souris, feather staff, fork, fourche a crochet, korseke, langue, … and runca)”

“Called originally 'kùsa-scythe' and later "sudlice," it doubled as both a stabbing and cutting weapon, developing later into the "ušata sudlice" — Bohemian earspoon, more suitable for combat — thanks to side spikes (ears), acting as end⟳ stops, [as a result⟳ of which] it did not penetrate too deep.”

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