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(1):

(n.) The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.

(2):

(n.) A shoot, as of grass; a spire.

(3):

(n.) A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.

(4):

(v. t.) To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.

(5):

(v. i.) To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.

(6):

(n.) A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

(7):

(n.) The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4.

(8):

(n.) Fig.: A spearman.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spear'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/spear.html. 1828.
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