I. ˈspiriŋ, -rēŋ noun
( plural spearing )
Etymology: Dutch spiering smelt, from Middle Dutch spierinc, from spier spear; akin to Old English spere spear — more at spear
: a small lizard fish ( Trachinocephalus myops ) widespread in warm seas
II. ˈspi(ə)riŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of spear (III)
: an illegal check in hockey in which one player jabs another in the body with the blade of a hockey stick