A recent contest in Angola, Indiana, consisted of a series of events to display skill of arms and horsemanship, such as spearing rings onto a lance or splitting a cabbage in half with a sword while riding at full speed.
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Spearing
Synonyms for "spearing" (8 found)
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6 entriesanimal spearingbank spearingfish spearingpierce armorriver spearingspear thrust
Collocations
6 entriesfish spearingspear gunspear pointspear shaftspear thrustspearfishing technique
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4 entriesSample sentences
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These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.
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