Half-pike

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Noun
  1. 1
    A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

    "1709-1711, The Tatler paying the Salute with the Halfpike"

  2. 2
    A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

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