speartip

speartip

English

Alternative forms

• spear tip, spear-tip

Etymology

From spear +‎ tip.

Noun

speartip (plural speartips)

1. The tip, end, or point of a spear.
   • 1996, David F. Pelly, David F. Pelly:

     Our eyes caught it at the same moment, right at our feet: a perfect stone speartip.

   • 2001, R. A. Salvatore, The Dragon King:

     The speartip rushed ahead in three rapid thrusts, but Luthien managed to parry and dodge, shifting his hips out of harm's way each time.

   • 2010, Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear: Book Two of The Demon Cycle:

     He could not forge the men of the North into a weapon against demonkind without first tempering them as the smith's hammer did the speartip. Women screamed as Jardir's men tempered them in another fashion. Another necessary evil.

Related terms

• arrowhead
• ord

Anagrams

• periapts