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(), n.[F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n. & v., Peak, Pique.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet. 2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target. Beau. & Fl. 3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. 4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Raymond. 5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.] 6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 7. A turnpike; a toll bar. Dickens. 8. (Zol.) sing. & pl.A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack. Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the wall-eye. See Wall-eye. Gar pike. See under Gar. Pike perch (Zol.), any fre スポンサード リンク
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