noun
Origin: Fr sponton < It spuntone < s- (< L ex-) + punto < L punctum, a point
See spontoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French sponton
Origin: , from Italian spuntone
Origin: : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando
Origin: + puntone, kind of weapon
Origin: , augmentative of punto, point (from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to pierce, prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots)
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