Definition of "handspikes" [handspikes]

• Plural form of handspike. (noun)

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• "They were armed with everything from muskets to handspikes."
• "There was no doubt in the minds of the people as to the real purpose of this visit – if the lanterns, hatchets, pickaxes, spades, handspikes, and coils of rope with which the regiment were equipped, had not already given them away."
• "The sailors manage to keep them at a distance by means of handspikes, but I shall not be surprised if they persist in following us, instinctively intelligent that we are destined to become their prey."