SPONTOON


Meaning of SPONTOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ spän-ˈtün ]

noun

Etymology: French sponton, from Italian spuntone, from punta sharp point, from Vulgar Latin * puncta — more at point

Date: 1598

: a short pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.