First Known Use: 1598
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spontoon
noun spon·toon \spän-ˈtün\
Definition of SPONTOON
: a short pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry
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Origin of SPONTOON
French sponton, from Italian spuntone, from punta sharp point, from Vulgar Latin *puncta — more at point
Rhymes with SPONTOON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
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