pyke

Middle English

/piːk/

noun
Definitions
  • A sharp round point or projection.
  • A point or end of something in general; especially the end of a shoe.
  • A pike; a piercing weapon with a spike affixed.
  • A pickaxe; an axe with a chisel edge on one side.
  • A number of other tools noted for their pointiness.
  • A barb or talon of an animal or a plant.
  • A pike fish with a barbed mouth (Esox lucius)
  • (rare) A peak; a hill.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pīc (pointed object, pick axe) inherited from *pīk (pickaxe, sharp point) inherited from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (pickaxe, peak).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*pīkaz

Gloss

pickaxe, peak

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Kanji

岳, 峰

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