Spontoon
Pronunciation : Spon*toon"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. sponton, esponton, it. spontone, spuntone.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913