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spear

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  1. distaff               
 
1. spear \'spi(*)r\ n [ME spere, fr. OE; akin to OHG sper spear, L sparus, 
   Gk sp]aros gilthead 1: a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and 
   sharp head or blade  2: a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs used in 
   spearing fish  3: SPEARMAN  - spear.er n
2. spear aj [1spear] : PATERNAL, MALE {the ~ side of the family} 
3. spear vt 1: to pierce or strike with or as if with a spear  2: to catch 
   (as a baseball) with a sudden thrust of the arm  : to thrust with or as if 
   with a spear 
4. spear n [alter. of 1spire] : a usu. young blade, shoot, or sprout (as of 
   grass) 
5. spear vi of a plant  : to thrust upward a spear