peitsi — meaning in English

English meaning

• lance noun A long spear, traditionally carried by a mounted soldier or knight.
• pike noun A long spear once carried by foot soldiers, used for thrusting rather than throwing.

Senses

peitsi is used for these senses in English:

• lance (medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
• lance Pierce with or as if with a lance.
• lance Move suddenly and quickly
• pike (military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.

lance — full definition

1. noun A long spear, traditionally carried by a mounted soldier or knight.
2. verb To cut open, especially a boil or abscess, with a sharp instrument to drain it.

pike — full definition

1. noun A long spear once carried by foot soldiers, used for thrusting rather than throwing.
2. noun A large predatory freshwater fish with a long body and pointed jaws.
3. verb To back out of a plan, commitment, or fight at the last moment.

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