SPIKE A GUN
\spˈa͡ɪk ɐ ɡˈʌn], \spˈaɪk ɐ ɡˈʌn], \s_p_ˈaɪ_k ɐ ɡ_ˈʌ_n]\
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[Gr. L.] ( Mil. ) To render it unserviceable for the time, by inserting into the vent a steel pin with side springs, which, when inserted, open out wards to the shape of an arrow-head, which can not be released. A long nail is used as a substitute.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Platidiam
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