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Bohemian earspoon

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(historical) A polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.

2016, Syed Ramsey, Tools of War: History of Weapons in Medieval Times, →ISBN:Called originally 'kùsa-scythe' and later "sudlice," it doubled as both a stabbing and cutting weapon, developing later into the "ušata sudlice" — Bohemian earspoon, more suitable for combat — thanks to side spikes (ears), acting as end stops, [as a result of which] it did not penetrate too deep.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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