spear
MaleMale.
UK/spɪə̯(ɹ)/US/spɪɹ/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Male.
a spear counterpart
(not comparable)Pertaining to male family members.
the spear side of the family
Examples
62 sentencesTom stabbed Mary with a spear.
ruТом ударил Мэри копьем. — odexed
Have you ever gone spear fishing?
Tom was killed by the spear.
Tom was about to throw his spear when he got stabbed in the back.
The spear missed Tom.
ruКопьё не попало в Тома. — Ooneykcall
deDer Speer verfehlte Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English spere, sperre, spear, from Old English spere, from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English spere, sperre, spear, from Old English spere, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.
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