Garpikes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Long, slender pole weapons historically used for fishing or combat, typically featuring pointed ends designed to spear or impale
2. Fishing or combat tools consisting of elongated shafts with sharpened tips meant for thrusting through targets or aquatic creatures
3. Extended poles equipped with pointed terminals, employed in historical contexts for catching fish or as rudimentary spears in battle situations

Etymology: "Garpikes" is the plural of "garpike," a noun for a long pointed pole. The singular is the form that carries the substance here, and it is a compound of two older English words: "gar," a spear or pointed weapon, and "pike," a long-shafted spear with a sharp point. Both parts describe the same thing, a pointed pole, so the word doubles up on the idea of a spear.

Synonyms: garfish