1592954085000 1312632483000 term-87338 1616541624847 1312632586000 1616290640099 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-87338 fff1fd1b-d44c-3fa8-a77a-2336f07e0b4b 2 1 scope note Use generally for spears having a very sharply pointed steel head, somtimes with a hook or pick on the side. Use particularly for the very long type, from 16 to 22 feet in length, having a small leaf- or lozenge-shaped head, used by infantry as a defense against cavalry from the late 15th to the mid-17th century. reference term-87031 adlib-term-87031 eab7e5e5-3358-3a41-ad51-0cab6dd0d2d6 pike V.TK.AFU.ARI.BOK.BZY.AFU.AXC 1 code V.TK.AFU.ARI.BOK.BZY.AFU.AXC 1 pikes reference term-87307 adlib-term-87307 3dc141ab-b22d-3b9f-94f3-7aff8281b290 <spears by form> pikes term