spear-head
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of spearhead.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "DG. 1 Spear-head, 19 in. long, with segmental and circular openings in the blade, found at Denhead, Coupar-Angus–G. Kinloch, 1832."
- "Market Weighton, SE870 410 Two burials S of modern settlement. A female burial (P) was located in a rock-cut grave with an amber and glass necklace, a pair of massive developed cruciform brooches, a single cruciform brooch, a possible belt plate, two pairs of wrist-clasps, a horn ring, a pair of girdle hangers, and pots, indicating a C6th date. The adjoining grave was that of a male of C7th date. A knife, buckle, spear-head, and part of a seax accompanied the male burial."