"spear-heads" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. plural of spear-head Tags: form-of, plural Form of: spear-head
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          "ref": "1892, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, “Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, Scotland”, in Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, page 137:",
          "text": "BRONZE SPEAR-HEADS.\nIn Floor Case, South Side of First Floor.\n[The spear-heads of bronze, which, like the socketed axes, belong to a time when casting over a core was practised, are often very fine examples of the founder's art.",
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