http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/pike-out/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/pike-out/comment-page-1/#comment-35839 Michael Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:59:30 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/pike-out/#comment-35839 could it possibly be a reference to a defending pikeman soldier who pulls his pike's butt free from the dirt (hence pike out) and retreats during a sustained assault? could it possibly be a reference to a defending pikeman soldier who pulls his pike’s butt free from the dirt (hence pike out) and retreats during a sustained assault?

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