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Pike

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
In Military & Spears:
A very long
used
by
for
(not
), both for
on
and as a
against
assaults.
●
A
,
or implement.
●
A large
(“conical
of
in a
to
before
to a
stack”).
●
In Footwear, Genitalia & Pikes (fish):
Any
of the
Esox, especially the
, Esox lucius.
●
In Diving & Gymnastics:
A
with the
and a
at the
with the
over the
, usually part of a jack-knife.
●
In Fashion:
  • A
    at the
    of a shoe.
  • A
    of
    with
    ,
    in Europe in
    e 14th and 15th centuries.
    • ●
    In Northern England English:
    Especially in
    : a
    or
    ,
    one with
    or summit.
    ●
    A
    , a
    axe.
    ●
    In British English:
    A hayfork.
    ●
    A penis.
    ●
    In American English:
    Clipping of turnpike.
    🤬
    A
    ,
    , or
    from any
    ; a pikey.
    ●
    In American English:
    A
    of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    ,
    , or
    someone with a pike.
    ●
    In Diving & Gymnastics:
    To
    a
    position.
    ●
    In Gambling:
    To
    or
    with only small
    of money.
    ●
    In Australian English & New Zealand English:
    Often
    on or out: to
    or
    of a promise.
    ●
    To
    with a turnpike.
    ●
    In British English & Thieves' cant:
    To
    or
    (
    by a
    ), especially to
    , to
    away.

    Name

    ●
    A
    from Middle English.
    ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • A
    in Sierra County, California.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • An
    in Boone County, Indiana, first
    Pikes Crossing, at the
    of a turnpike.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • An
    in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • A
    and
    and
    therein, in Wyoming County, New York.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • An
    in Collin County, Texas.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • An
    in Ritchie County, West Virginia,
    for a
    intersection.
    • ●
  • A number of
    in the United States:
  • A number of
    in the United States,
    under Pike Township.
    • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    pike
    English
    arrow
    pique
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
    arrow
    pic
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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