Morris-pike
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A long pike at the time believed to have been of Moorish origin. obsolete
"Make this for a general rule, all long staves, Morris pikes, Forest bills, Javelins, or such like long weapons, of what sort soever, being above the true lengths, the shortest has the advantage, because they can cross and uncross in shorter time than can the longer."
Example
More examples"Make this for a general rule, all long staves, Morris pikes, Forest bills, Javelins, or such like long weapons, of what sort soever, being above the true lengths, the shortest has the advantage, because they can cross and uncross in shorter time than can the longer."
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