Word: halfpikes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: half
pikes
Definition: Plural of halfpike. A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.
Morphemes:
Affix: half
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
Affix: pike
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.