Meaning Of The Word Spontoon

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spontoon in American English
a short pike or halberd carried by 18th-cent. infantry officers
noun: a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries

spontoon in British English
noun: a form of halberd carried by some junior infantry officers in the 18th and 19th centuries

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