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boar spear
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Boar-spearnoun
A spear used in hunting the boar.
Etymology: from boar and spear.
And in her hand a sharp boar-spear she held,
And at her back a bow and quiver gay,
Stuff’d with steel-headed darts. Fairy Queen, b. i. c. iii.Echion threw the first, but miss’d his mark,
And struck his boar-spear on a maple bark. John Dryden, Ovid.
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Boar spear
A boar spear is a spear used for boar hunting. It is relatively short and heavy and has two "lugs" or "wings" on the spearsocket behind the blade, which act as a barrier to prevent the spear from penetrating too deeply into the quarry where it might get stuck or break, and to stop an injured and furious boar from working its way up the shaft of the spear to attack the hunter.
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Boar spear
A boar spear is a spear used for boar hunting. It is relatively short and heavy and has two "lugs" or "wings" on the spearsocket behind the blade, which act as a barrier to prevent an injured and furious boar from working its way up the shaft of the spear to attack the hunter. The boar spear also became popular as a weapon of war, since the lugs can also be used to hook shields out of the way during combat, as well as preventing a spear thrust from going too far into a victim, thus making it easier to quickly withdraw, and less likely to break. Boar spears remained in use as weapons until the early Middle Ages. In the 15th century, a variant with a longer shaft called a chiavarina was in use as a weapon of war.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boar spear in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boar spear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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