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Recent Examples of pikestaffIf the garden was a desert, the house was as plain as pikestaff.—Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023 Their weapon of choice was the pikestaff, a long staff topped with a sharp spike.—Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2022
Some of the obsidian artifacts, including arrowheads and spear tips, traveled nearly 750 miles from their source, according to Allan.
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Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
The Sentinelese hunt in the rainforest and fish in the coastal waters using spears, bows and arrows, as well as homemade narrow outrigger canoes, according to Survival International.
Catcher Patrick Bailey issued a word of warning: throwing javelin has almost nothing to do with throwing a baseball.
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Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
12 Aug. 2024
With all of this going on in the house, why, oh why would Jesse Solomon (always both names) hurl himself at Lexi with the velocity of a gold medal javelin throw?
But every individual had suffered some sort of devastating injury—like wounds made by swords, lances, daggers and iron bolts.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
When guarding a monster's attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon flashes in red but the effect is not activated
When using a mantle, a Weapon Equipment Skill may mistakenly be activated.
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