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Alternative spelling of axeman [A man who wields an axe.]
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(slang) Well-constructed rap lyrics.
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Equipped or furnished with a spear.
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Synonym of blue wall of silence
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An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
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(obsolete, slang) A soldier who is part of a company that carries pikes.
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(juggling) A square box usually made of wood or plastic used as a juggling prop.
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(informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open.
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A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
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Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.
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A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
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A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
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Synonym of divining rod.
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The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
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A professional sheep shearer who works very fast, shearing a sheep within a few minutes.
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Of or pertaining to a spear.
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(historical) A boy employed to clean knives.
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Alternative form of knob-twiddler [(informal) A technician whose job entails adjusting electronic devices via knobs.]
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A soldier armed with a lance.
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A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
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An Ancient Roman javelin wrapped in tow and pitch that was set on fire before being fired
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(military, public service) One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
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(historical) A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.
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The discus used in ancient sports.
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Any of several types of spear with a long sharp end and two projections on each side.
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In East Asian mythology, a red string tied between soulmates' fingers.
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a collector of walking sticks or divining rods
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(historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
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A staff or rod traditionally wielded by a king or royalty symbolising power and authority; sceptre.
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Alternative form of scytale [(historical) A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography in Ancient Greece.]
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(obsolete) A battle-axe or halberd.
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Alternative form of sparth (“battle-axe”) [(obsolete) A battle-axe or halberd.]
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(now chiefly historical) A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman.
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(acting) A person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.
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The male or paternal branch of a family.
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The throwing of a spear.
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A soldier or guard armed with a spear used as a ranged weapon.
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A soldier who fights with a spear.
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The skill or art of using a spear.
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(Internet) One who engages in spearphishing.
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(anthropology, archaeology) A hand-held tool used as a lever to increase the throwing distance and penetrating force of a spear or dart, an atlatl; a woomera.
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Combat or hunting with a spear.
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A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
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(historical) The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.
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Synonym of hug machine or hugbox.
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The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
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(archaic or obsolete) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.
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An official bearing a stave or wand.
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Alternative form of stickman [A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.]
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An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff
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One who makes a trail, particularly by cutting timber.
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Alternative form of walking stick [A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.]
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A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
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