Ascuma

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azcuma

azcona

azcuna

Hunting spear; javelin.
Short spear to be thrown when hunting big game.
From the 13th century it was used by foot soldiers as a missile weapon, especially if there was a shortage of lances or spears. See: João Gouveia Monteiro, A Guerra em Portugal nos finais da Idade Média (Lisbon: Editorial Notícias, 1998), p,532.

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