Spon-tōon', n.

n. [Fr. sponton, esponton, Sp. es-ponton, It. spontone, spuntone, from spuntare, to break off the point, to blunt, from punta, a point, top, end, from pungere, pungere, p. p. punto, Lat. pungere, to prick, sting.] (Mil.) A kind of half pike; a military weapon borne by inferior officers of infantry.