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   spear

   /spɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a weapon with a pointed tip, typically of steel, and a long shaft, used for thrusting or throwing.
   • ▪ an instrument with a long shaft and a barbed tip used for catching fish.
   • ▪ a spearman. archaic
   • 2. a plant shoot, especially a pointed stem of asparagus or broccoli: "smoked salmon wrapped around asparagus spears"

   verb

   • 1. pierce or strike with a spear or other pointed object: "she speared her last chip with her fork"

   Word Origin Old Englishspere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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