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  • 61Migration Period spear — The spear together with the sword, the longsax and the shield was the main equipment of the Germanic warriors during the Migration period and the Early Middle Ages. Contents 1 Terminology 2 Ger 3 Framea …

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  • 62Hasta (spear) — Hasta is a Latin word meaning spear. Hastae were carried by early Roman Legionaries, in particular they were carried by and gave their name to those Roman soldiers known as Hastati. However, during Republican times, the hastati were re armed with …

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  • 63shovel-spear — /ˈʃʌvəl spɪə/ (say shuvuhl spear) noun an Aboriginal spear having a head formed by beating a piece of iron into a flat blade. Also, shovel head spear, shovel nosed spear …

  • 64Qiang (spear) — Qiang (zh tsp|t=槍|s=枪|p=qīang) is the Chinese term for spear. Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre modern Chinese battlefield. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the …

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  • 65Bay Head, New Jersey — Infobox Settlement official name = Bay Head, New Jersey settlement type = Borough nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Map of Bay Head in Ocean County mapsize1 =… …

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  • 66Shooting an apple off one's child's head — William Tell s apple shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster s Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one s child s head, also known as apple shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow or crossbow that occurs as …

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  • 67King's spear — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …

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  • 68To couch a spear — Couch Couch (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Couched} (koucht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Couching}.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col + locare to place, fr. locus place. See {Locus}.] [1913 Webster] 1 …

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  • 69Ox tongue spear — The ox tongue spear (langue de boeuf) was a type of broad headed double edged spear that was used in Europe during the 15th century. Some designs had protrusions from the middle or base of the blades, making the head similar in profile to a… …

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  • 70Operation Neptune’s Spear — Das Anwesen Bin Ladens in Abbottabad – schematische Grafik Operation Neptune’s Spear (auch Operation Neptune Spear, Abbottabad Operation oder Operation Geronimo) war ein Militäreinsatz der USA in Pakistan am 2. Mai 2011, bei dem Osama bin Laden,… …

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