SWINES-FEATHER
\swˈa͡ɪnzfˈɛðə], \swˈaɪnzfˈɛðə], \s_w_ˈaɪ_n_z_f_ˈɛ_ð_ə]\
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A small spear about 6 inches long, called also a Hog's Bristle, anciently used as a bayonet. The name was afterwards, in the seventeenth century, applied to a similar spear fitted into the musket rest in order to render it a defence against cavalry.
By Daniel Lyons
