Speared
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of spear form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Wielding a spear. not-comparable
"I must add, that a speared horseman, who said he had been sent to kill us, demanded ransom. The soldier coming up mediated. We compromised and the man got his fee. Perhaps, having a horse and spear, he was doing a job on his own account: if not, he got double pay."
Example
More examples"The marsh has remained unchanged since the days when the Mohican Indians speared fish there."
Etymology
From spear + -ed.
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