a foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. it is now superseded by the bayonet.-a pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target.-a hayfork.-a pick.-a pointed or peaked hill.-a large haycock.-a turnpike; a toll bar.-a large fresh-water fish (esox lucius), found in europe and america, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack.