handspike noun & verb.
['han(d)spʌɪk] E16.[Dutch handspaeke (now -spaak), from hand HAND noun + Middle Dutch spāke pole, rod; assim. to SPIKE noun2.]A. noun. A wooden lever usu. shod with iron, used chiefly on board ship and in artillery.
E16.b. verb trans. Move or strike with a handspike.
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