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Personal self-defense system
The SPEAR System (an acronym for Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) is a close-quarter protection system that uses a person's reflex
SPEAR_System
Israeli-made anti-ship missile
called Proteus Advanced Systems to develop, produce and market an improved Gabriel V variant called the Blue Spear missile system. The missile is produced
Gabriel_(missile)
SIG Sauer multi-caliber rifle
MCX Spear (stylized as MCX-SPEAR) is a multi-caliber rifle developed by the American division of SIG Sauer for the NGSW program. The SIG MCX Spear is based
SIG_MCX_Spear
UK cruise missile and electronic warfare system
Capability 3, or SPEAR 3 programme, from which the system also derives its name. The SPEAR family currently consists of two variants: SPEAR, a 100kg class
SPEAR_3
Polearm with a long shaft and pointed head used for thrusting or throwing
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is
Spear
Fighting system incorporating different techniques
Korea) Small Circle JuJitsu (United States) SPEAR System (Canada) Special Combat Aggressive Reactionary System (United States) Striking MMA (New Zealand)
Hybrid_martial_arts
Kapu Kuialua Samoa Limalama Barbados Bajan stick-licking Canada Defendo SPEAR System Wen-Do Haiti Tire machèt United States American Kenpo American Kickboxing
List_of_martial_arts
Close-quarters combat method
C.A.R.S. (military) SPEAR System Taijutsu United States Army Combatives School Todd, Tank. "Ron Donvito and the L.I.N.E. System". Fight Times. ISSN 1176-8266
LINE_(combat_system)
Tool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile
A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing
Spear-thrower
American actress and singer (born 1991)
Jamie Lynn Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress, singer, and is the younger sister of Britney Spears. Spears began her career as a child
Jamie_Lynn_Spears
Mother of Britney Spears
Lynne Irene Spears (née Bridges; born May 4, 1955) is the mother of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears. Lynne Irene Bridges is believed
Lynne_Spears
Ongoing US military anti-drug trafficking campaign since 2025
Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with
Operation_Southern_Spear
Form of social engineering
linked to spear-phishing attacks against the Pentagon email system in August 2015, and the group used a zero-day exploit of Java in a spear-phishing attack
Phishing
1999 video game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear is a 1999 tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Storm Entertainment for Microsoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six:_Rogue_Spear
Topics referred to by the same term
spear, speared, or spearmen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spear is a pole weapon used for hunting and combat. Spear may also refer to: Spear (comics)
Spear_(disambiguation)
2004 American television film by Peter Winther
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear is a 2004 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film and the first in the Librarian franchise of films and
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
The_Librarian:_Quest_for_the_Spear
U.S. Army NGSW rifle
and originally as XM5, is the U.S. Army's adopted variant of the SIG MCX-SPEAR chambered in 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury), designed by SIG Sauer
M7_rifle
Hand-to-hand combat training of US Army
combatives Defendu All-In Fighting S.C.A.R.S. (military) LINE (combat system) SPEAR System Krav Maga Combat Sambo ARB (martial art) Jieitaikakutōjutsu Systema
Combatives
Gilgamesh epic included the major hand-held weapons (sword, axe, bow and spear) used prior to the gunpowder era. 8th century BCE – Roughly the start of
Timeline_of_martial_arts
Martial arts school
Arts. List of martial arts LINE (combat system) Marine Corps Martial Arts Program S.C.A.R.S. (military) SPEAR System Taijutsu FM 3-25.150 (FM 21-150) Combatives
United States Army Combatives School
United_States_Army_Combatives_School
1992 video game
Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) for a US$100,000 advance. The team was busy with the development of Doom, plus their work on Spear of Destiny, and ignored
Wolfenstein_3D
Family of rifles manufactured by SIG Sauer
MCX served as the basis for SIG Sauer's NGSW-R submission, the SIG MCX-SPEAR, designed to chamber the .277 Fury cartridge, and was formally adopted as
SIG_MCX
Jamaican musician (born 1945)
known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the
Burning_Spear
American entertainment production company (1977–1996)
Ruby-Spears Enterprises (also known as Ruby-Spears Productions) was an American entertainment production company founded by veteran writers and the creators
Ruby-Spears
Steven J. Spear is a Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. As a Researcher
Steven_J._Spear
Set of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age
The Schöningen spears are a set of ten Palaeolithic wooden weapons that were excavated between 1994 and 1999 from the 'Spear Horizon' in the open-cast
Schöningen_spears
Cape in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Cape Spear (French: Cap d'Espoir) is a headland located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland
Cape_Spear
Mid-engine sports car
are three variations of the car: the "Absolut", "Attack", and "Sadair's Spear". The engine is a development of the 5.1 L (5,065 cc) twin-turbocharged
Koenigsegg_Jesko
the exception of Bent Spear, Faded Giant and Dull Sword. AFI 10-206 notes that the flagword Pinnacle may be added to Bent Spear or Faded Giant to expedite
United States military nuclear incident terminology
United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology
Tender of the United States Navy
USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders, in service to the United States Navy from 1970 through 1996. She was named
USS_L._Y._Spear
Taiwanese short-range ballistic missile
The Sky Spear (天戟 Tien Chi) is a Taiwanese short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). Derived from the Sky Bow II (Tien Kung-2) surface-to-air missile, the
Sky_Spear
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
The Seth Spear Homestead is a historic house at 47-49 Spear Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1850 by either
Seth_Spear_Homestead
Plurality voting system
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Geruso, Michael; Spears, Dean; Talesara, Ishaana (5 September 2019). "Inversions in US Presidential
First-past-the-post_voting
Tracing of kinship through the male line
Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives
Patrilineality
American actress (born 1984)
Retrieved May 11, 2025. Sachdeva, Maanya (September 16, 2021). "Britney Spears, Scarlett Johansson and Jason Sudeikis among Time 100 most influential"
Scarlett_Johansson
engaged in an unprecedented legal campaign targeting the American voting system", by restricting voting for partisan advantage ahead of Election Day and
2024 United States presidential election
2024_United_States_presidential_election
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
deportations, the border wall, and Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defense system. It removed tax credits for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar
Donald_Trump
Long spear used by cavalry
It developed later into a term for spear-like weapons specially designed and modified to be part of a "weapon system" for use couched under the arm during
Lance
Planned American defense system
The Golden Dome is a planned multi-layer missile defense system for the United States, intended to detect and destroy ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise
Golden Dome (missile defense system)
Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_system)
Species that reveals the status of an environment
effects of water pollution such as pesticide contamination with the SPEAR system and environmental degradation, such as human activities (e.g. selective
Bioindicator
American singer and actress (born 1946)
Britney Spears and J. Lo: 'I Was Doing Vegas When They Were in Rompers'". Time. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Before Britney Spears ...
Cher
Jamaican record producer and sound system operator (1943–1989)
Jamaican record producer and sound system operator, best known for his 1970s productions of artists such as Burning Spear. Ruby was based in Ocho Rios and
Jack_Ruby_(music_producer)
where she currently resides. Spears has taught for over two decades, including 12 years in the Newport Public School system working with at-risk children
Loren_Spears
Method by which voters make a choice between options
An electoral system is a set of rules and mechanisms used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments
Electoral_system
American singer Britney Spears has released nine studio albums, eight compilation albums, nine box sets, three extended plays (EPs), 50 singles (including
Britney_Spears_discography
Digital Radio Frequency Memory jammer
the payload for SPEAR-EW, the electronic warfare variant of the SPEAR product line under development for the Royal Air Force. SPEAR-EW will be capable
AN/ALQ-260_BriteCloud
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
Foundations of Psychology. Routledge. pp. 342–43. ISBN 978-1-136-32701-8. Spear, Percival (1990) [1978]. History of India, Volume 2: From the sixteenth
Mahatma_Gandhi
Country in South Asia
Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19-102232-6. Spear 1990, p. 242. Spear 1990, p. 243. Sharma 1950. Sharma 2007, p. 162. Sharma 2007, p
India
Canadian singer (born 1994)
country in the world", citing its mostly government-funded health care system as a model example. However, in September 2018, TMZ reported that Bieber
Justin_Bieber
2023 book by Orisanmi Burton
Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt is a non-fiction book by anthropologist Orisanmi Burton. It draws on
Tip_of_the_Spear
2021 legal dispute over personal control
2008, American singer Britney Spears was placed under a conservatorship by Judge Reva Goetz, with her father, Jamie Spears, and attorney Andrew M. Wallet
Britney Spears conservatorship case
Britney_Spears_conservatorship_case
Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)
attacked. A video of the incident was recorded using the on-site surveillance system. The suit was eventually settled out of court. In 2019, Drake paid a $350
Drake_(musician)
British air-to-surface missile
Awarded to integrate Brimstone 2 onto Typhoon". Bae Systems. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2016. "SPEAR Missile - Think Defence". www.thinkdefence.co.uk
Brimstone_(missile)
American professional wrestling and entertainment company
of the different wrestling promotions, eventually ending the territory system, which was in use since the founding of the NWA in the 1940s. In addition
WWE
already been signs that China-allied hackers have engaged in so-called 'spear-phishing' attacks on American political targets ahead of the 2020 vote."
2020 United States presidential election
2020_United_States_presidential_election
County, Montana. List of mountain ranges in Montana "Spear Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department
Spear_Hills
Missile launching system
The Mark 41 vertical launching system (Mk 41 VLS) is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against
Mark 41 vertical launching system
Mark_41_vertical_launching_system
American politician (born 1954)
environmental news, advocacy site". cleveland. Retrieved April 17, 2025. Spear, Stefanie (November 2, 2011). "EcoWatch and Waterkeeper Launch News Website"
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
Country in South Asia
Muslim National Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547811-2. Spear, Percival (2007). India, Pakistan and the West. Read Books Publishers.
Pakistan
American integrated naval weapons system
The Aegis Combat System is an American integrated naval weapons system, which uses computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets
Aegis_Combat_System
Specialized firearm used underwater
shaft to form a spear, it may be referred to as a bang stick or shark stick. The spear in question may be handheld or launchable from a spear gun. A powerhead
Powerhead_(firearm)
American media conglomerate (1965–2019)
Broadcasting System expanded its presence in movie production and distribution, first with the 1991 purchase of the Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears animation
Turner_Broadcasting_System
engineering. Spear held many different jobs since beginning his career at JPL in 1962. He first started out in Deep Space Telecommunication System Engineering
Tony_Spear
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
"Hall opens a Jordan exhibit". The New York Times. August 3, 2009. p. D5. Spears, Marc J. (September 7, 2009). "Thompson to open Hall's doors for Jordan"
Michael_Jordan
Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean
Palaeolithic Hamburg culture (13,000–10,000 BC) hunted reindeer in the area, using spears. The later Ahrensburg culture (11,200–9,500 BC) used bow and arrow. From
Netherlands
Australian singer-songwriter (born 1984)
ambitious 15-year-old keen to emulate the pop sound of the Spice Girls, Britney Spears and Mandy Moore."[better source needed] Most of the tracks were written
Delta_Goodrem
Method to convey chess moves
chess notation, used for recording and describing moves. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely identify each square on the board. It is now
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
2026 Pixar film by Andrew Stanton
additions Greta Lee, Conan O'Brien, Craig Robinson, Shelby Rabara, Scarlett Spears, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Matty Matheson, Jeff Bergman, Anna Vocino, John
Toy_Story_5
Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear would begin later in November, with a fleet using robotics and autonomous systems to target Latin American drug trafficking
United States military buildup in the Caribbean during Operation Southern Spear
United_States_military_buildup_in_the_Caribbean_during_Operation_Southern_Spear
terror (Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen), the war on cartels (Operation Southern Spear) and the Iran war. Wars with indirect U.S. involvement include the Russo-Ukrainian
Lists of wars involving the United States
Lists_of_wars_involving_the_United_States
audience until the next event dating back to the days when the In Your House system was used. List of major Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide events List of AEW PPV
List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards
List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_and_livestreaming_supercards
American military aviation safety
The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) enhances safety by mitigating controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents. The Auto-GCAS
Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System
Automatic_Ground_Collision_Avoidance_System
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
Sportsman of Century". BBC Sport. December 13, 1999. Retrieved June 6, 2016. Spears, Marc J. (September 14, 1999). "Ali: The Greatest of 20th century; Show
Muhammad_Ali
West Germanic language
possession. The inflectional system regularised many irregular inflectional forms, and gradually simplified the system of agreement, making word order
English_language
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
implement a series of reforms, they did not touch on the core of the republican system: he "had no plans for basic social and constitutional reform" and that "the
Julius_Caesar
Prehistoric spear thrower found in France
The Mammoth spear thrower is a spear thrower in the form of a mammoth, discovered at the "Montastruc rock shelter" in Bruniquel, France. It is from the
Mammoth_spear_thrower
Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984)
nail-varnished middle finger at the hyper-polished world of classmates Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. From the chugging, three-chord pop-punk of "Sk8er
Avril_Lavigne
Pole weapon used by natives of the Philippines
Sibat is a type of spear used as a weapon or tool by natives of the Philippines. The term is used in Tagalog and Kinaray-a. It also called bangkaw, sumbling
Sibat
American rapper (born 1972)
by Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle for fastest-selling hip-hop album and Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time for fastest-selling solo album. The first single
Eminem
Ancient smṛti text and Sanskrit epic
relief depicting several men wearing a crown and a dhoti, fighting with spears, swords, and bows. A chariot with half the horse out of the frame is seen
Mahabharata
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Obama also oversaw the end of the Iraq War and ordered Operation Neptune Spear, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, who was the leader of al-Qaeda and
Barack_Obama
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
his intent to conquer the entirety of the Persian Empire by throwing a spear into Asian soil and saying he accepted Asia as a gift from the gods. This
Alexander_the_Great
Capital of France
proposed to translate Parisii as the 'spear people', by connecting the first element to the Old Irish carr ('spear'), derived from an earlier *kwar-sā.
Paris
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
(perhaps Thoth), El successfully attacks his father Sky with a sickle and spear of iron. He and his military allies the Eloim gain Sky's kingdom. In a later
El_(deity)
American professional basketball player (born 1988)
Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023. Spears, Marc J. (October 31, 2012). "Stephen Curry lands $44M contract extension"
Stephen_Curry
Australian actor (1979–2008)
Retrieved 5 April 2017. Herndon, Jessica (10 November 2008). "Britney Spears, Heath Ledger Get People's Choice Nods". People. Archived from the original
Heath_Ledger
American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. Donovan about Operation Southern Spear with a map of Cuba on the background. When asked why he posed for a picture
Marco_Rubio
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
officials had known of bin Laden's location, nor Operation Neptune Spear prior to Neptune Spear. Journalists gave conflicting views on these claims. Carlotta
Osama_bin_Laden
Theory explaining defense of status quo systems
; Spears, R. (2018a). "Addressing evidential and theoretical inconsistencies in system-justification theory with a social identity model of system attitudes"
System_justification_theory
American singer and songwriter (born 1958)
at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards—in which she kissed singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera while performing "Hollywood"—was highly publicized
Madonna
Species of large cat
chased on horseback, elephant-back or even with sled dogs and killed with spears and later firearms. Such hunts were conducted both by Asian governments
Tiger
Martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
to accept the greeting, but instead, Lee allegedly thrust his hand as a spear aimed at Wong's eyes. Forced to defend his life, Wong asserted that he refrained
Bruce_Lee
American actress and singer (born 1987)
suitability as an idol for young teens. Duff, she wrote, "is not like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera... yet" but remains "someone that adolescent girls
Hilary_Duff
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
"[column] suggests an elongated formation with its narrow end aimed like a spear at the enemy line, while in truth it was much more like a brick advancing
Battle_of_Waterloo
Video game series
000 copies, plus a further 100,000 units of its prequel Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny. A stealth-adventure game set during World War II, in which the
Wolfenstein
Management system developed by Toyota
ISBN 0-915299-17-8, OCLC 19740349 Spear, Steven, and Bowen, H. Kent (September 1999), "Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System," Harvard Business Review
Toyota_Production_System
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2010. "Spear Capability 3". MBDA Systems. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. This
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
American actress (born 1980)
Britney Spears' Memoir: 'I Stand With Britney'". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2023. Rhoden-Paul, Andre (October 25, 2023). "Britney Spears memoir: Justin
Michelle_Williams_(actress)
Song by Kendrick Lamar featuring U2
Damn), the song was written by Lamar, Mike Will Made It, DJ Dahi, Mark Spears a.k.a. Sounwave, Anthony Tiffith, Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry
XXX_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)
American media franchise
vector graphics. Platform games were made for the Nintendo Entertainment System, including the Japan-exclusive Star Wars (1987), an international Star Wars
Star_Wars
SPEAR SYSTEM
SPEAR SYSTEM
Boy/Male
French, German, Teutonic
Spear Strength; Spear Ruler
Boy/Male
British, English, Polish, Teutonic
Spear Ruler; Wealthy Spear; Spear King
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Steer.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Girl/Female
Spanish
Spear.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Swiss
Strength of the Spear; Spear Strong; Spear Rule; Spear Brave
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English pe(e)re ‘pear’ (Old English pere, peru, from Latin pirum), a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of pears, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree or pear orchard.English : nickname from Middle English pere ‘peer’, ‘companion’ (Old French pe(e)r, from Latin par ‘equal’).Jewish : Americanization of some like-sounding Ashkenazic surname; e.g. possibly a shortened form of a surname such as Pearl, Pearlman, or Pearlstein.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant of Sayer.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Irish, Welsh
Strong Spear; Spear Brave; Spear Champion; Gentle
Biblical
the remnant shall return
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a beautiful or radiant person, or one with fair hair, from Middle English scher, schir ‘bright’, ‘fair’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Spear.
Boy/Male
French, German, Teutonic
Spear Ruler; Spear Strength
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Boy/Male
English
Spear.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The remnant shall return.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Spear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spere ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears
SPEAR SYSTEM
SPEAR SYSTEM
Girl/Female
Tamil
Priyadutta | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¾
Earth
Girl/Female
Muslim
Young and delicate
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of Dutch origin and uncertain derivation.A Northamptonshire, England, family of this name trace their descent from Peter Trieon (d. 1611), who went to England from the Netherlands c.1562. His son, Moses Tryon, was high sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1624.
Boy/Male
Muslim
The one
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Hebrew, Jewish
Freedom; Bird; Swallow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Holloway.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Queen of Gods
Boy/Male
Hindu
Bear
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pearl
Boy/Male
Hindu
Wearing gold
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n.
A fish spear.
a.
Having the form of a spear.
a.
Of the form of a pear.
v. t.
To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office.
v. i.
To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
imp. & p. p.
of Spear
v. i.
To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
n.
To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.
v. t.
To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Spear
v. t.
To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
v. t.
To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4.
n.
The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below.
v. t.
To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
n.
An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein.
v. t.
To address; to accost; to speak to.
a.
Hung with spar, as a cave.
v. i.
To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
v. t.
To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece.
v. t.
To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.