spontoon

Example Sentences

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With his spontoon he tested the timbers, and found them so decayed that they almost crumbled at the touch.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael

One weighed tentatively that delicate weapon, a spontoon; a second stroked his halberd, as liking to feel the smoothness of the shaft, while a third reached for a gleaming "Folard's Partizan."

From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart

My mercer had his spontoon in his hand, as if he measured his cloth by that implement, instead of a legitimate yard.

From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir

He had just reached a spot where, by the assistance of his spontoon, he could stand with tolerable safety, when he heard a voice behind him cry out, 'Good God, captain, what shall I do?'

From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah

Recovered, he took up his spontoon, which he had placed in the gutter, and, assisted by it, he climbed back to the dormer.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael