piek

Dutch (Brabantic)

/pik/

noun
Definitions
  • A highest point; a peak.
  • A summit, a peak, the highest point of a mountain.
  • A pike polearm.
  • (informal) A guilder (comparable to buck, quid).
  • A spire tree-topper for a Christmas tree.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pike.

Origin

Middle Dutch

pike

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