Speared
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Speared is an adjective meaning Wielding a spear.
Meaning
Wielding a spear.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of spear
Example Sentences
Taken any way one can, an army on paper is not a satisfactory profession. […] those who shape its destinies are so ready to direct it against matchlock monarchs and speared soldiery; […]
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.
The curtain on the third act was about to go up when we went back, and we were very surprised, as we stood there and gawked, to see a handful of gigantic hillbillies in overalls, red kerchiefs and straw hats mixed in casually with the gypsies, booted soldiers and speared warriors who were about to stride on.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lance, shaft, gig, fizgig, fishgig, skewered.
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