noun.
A short pike carried by infantry officers and sergeants in the 1700s.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A kind of halberd or partizan formerly serving as the distinguishing arm for certain officers of the British infantry. Compare half-pike. Also called demi-pike.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.