spear tips

Sharp pole ends

Spear tips are the pointed heads attached to spear shafts—the business end of the weapon.

In archaeology, stone spear tips are among the earliest evidence of human tool-making.

The term also applies to modern reproductions and to similarly shaped objects: asparagus spear tips, the spear tips of wrought-iron fencing.

Related

sharp point · barbed · piercing · hunting · throwing · point · sharpened · lance · harpoon · knapped · bronze · bronze age · iron · thrusting · stone · lethal · serrated · chipped

Opposites
spear components

spear tipsshaft

Narrow vertical passage

haft · wooden shaft · butt end · pole · grip

weapon function

spear tipsshield

Handheld defensive armor

armor · defensive gear · breastplate

Family

spear, tips, spears, speared, spearing, spearer, tip, tipped, tipping

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G