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The answer SPEAR has 429 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.

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Definitions of spear in various dictionaries:

noun - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

noun - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb - pierce with a spear

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Zulu Prince Shaka conquered much of southern Africa when he adapted this throwing weapon for stabbing
In the 1960s Nelson Mandela led the military group "Umkhonto we Sizwe", or this weapon "of the Nation"
The Folsom culture about 10,900 years ago had a fluted type of this weapon & a "thrower" for it
An opera extra, when not carrying one of these, can set it in a fewter
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Spear, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
Spear, TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Spear, MONTANA, UNITED STATES
Spear description
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or bronze. The most common design for hunting or combat spears since ancient times has incorporated a metal spearhead shaped like a triangle, lozenge, or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated edges.
* The word spear comes from the Old English spere, from the Proto-Germanic speri, from a Proto-Indo-European root *sper- "spear, pole".
* Spears can be divided into two broad categories: those designed for thrusting in melee combat and those designed for throwing (usually referred to as javelins).
* The spear has been used throughout human history both as a hunting and fishing tool and as a weapon. Along with the axe, knife and club, it is one of the earliest and most important
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