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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A small blade or spike on the rear end of a spear, used as a counterbalance and as a backup if the spear broke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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