Meaning of spear-heads | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“When surrounded they were still defiant, threatening all who approached with spear-heads attached to short staffs; these were finally struck out of their hands, but they still repelled peaceful overtures, making a formidable show of resistance with teeth and nails.”

“BRONZE SPEAR-HEADS. In Floor Case, South Side of First Floor. [The spear-heads of bronze, which, like the socketed axes, belong to a time when casting over a core was practised, are often very fine examples of the founder's art.”

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