"spearplay" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From spear + play. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spear|play}} spear + play Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spearplay (uncountable)
  1. Fighting (or practice exercises) with spears. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-spearplay-en-noun-bVdOKfnO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1955, George Rippey Stewart, The Years of the City, page 187",
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