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pikestower
† ˈpikestower Obs. [f. pike n.1+ stower dial. stake, post, rung.] Part of a wagon or cart; explained as ‘The iron bar or standard fixed in the {oqq}ear-breed{cqq} of a cart, strengthening the sides’.1641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 48 The foreman is to bee forewarned that he seeke out three or fower p... Oxford English Dictionary
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pikestaff
pikestaff (ˈpaɪkstɑːf, -æf) [In senses 1 and 2, f. pike n.1 1, 2 + staff: cf. ON. p{iacu}kstafr (13th c.), mod.Norw. pīkstav, MSw. pikstaff; in sense 3, f. pike n.5 Hence two distinct words, but often not capable of separation, esp. in the phrases in 4.] 1. A staff or walking-stick with a metal poin... Oxford English Dictionary
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