A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
English: spear, lance, shaft
tombakBahasa Indonesia
lance, pike, spear, fishgig, fizgig
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Noun
An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
English: tombac, tombak, tambac
An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
English: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
Bahasa: lembing, serampang, tempuling
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3 more noun senses
A spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
English: javelin
Bahasa: lembing
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A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
English: pike
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Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff, superseded by the bayonet
English: pike
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