spontoon

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spontoon

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From Middle French sponton (also esponton), from Italian spontone, from spunta (“pike”).

noun spontoons · spantoon · esponton · espontoon

A pointed weapon similar to a pike. "That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and [...]"; Second Militia Act of 1792.

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noun weapon

Português	espontão

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@misc{spontoon_2026,
  title = {spontoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spontoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}