Handspike :: Handspike (n.) A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes..
Spike :: Spike (n.) A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward..
Spike :: Spike (n.) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
Spikelet :: Spikelet (n.) A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass..
Spikenard :: Spikenard (n.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India..
Spikenard :: Spikenard (n.) A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi..