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Definition of Bident
1. n. An instrument or weapon with two prongs.
Definition of Bident
1. Noun. A form of spear having two prongs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bident
1. a sheep two years old [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bident
Literary usage of Bident
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"The custom of angling for amusement, and spearing with the bident, ... The bident
was a spear with two barbed points, which was either thrust at the fish ..."
2. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1890)
"The patient was then placed in an operating chair and etherized partially, in an
upright position; the bident was then passed behind the lens, ..."
3. The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and by Herodotus (1862)
"The people, not priests, ate them both fresh and salted, and fishing with the
hook, the bident (At. Eg. W. voL Ш. p. 41), and the net, are among the most ..."
4. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1842)
"The favourite mode of fishing, among those who took a pleasure in it, and prided
themselves on their skill, was with the bident spear. ..."
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