Spear definition

Spear means a pole or shaft with an attached sharp barbed point or points designed for the purpose of impaling a fish, but does not include a snag line or snag pole, snaghook or cluster of hooks that might be used for snagging as prohibited by s. NR 20.06 (8).
Spear means a sharp, pointed, or barbed instrument on a shaft.
Spear means a pole tipped with a minimum of three barbed tines which are a minimum of 3" long and each tine having a barb extending perpendicular which is greater than 1/8 inch; and when used as a verb, means reducing or attempting to reduce to possession fish by means of a hand held spear or other similar device which is directed by the spearer for the purpose of impaling the target fish, and may include the use of artificial light. When used as a verb, spear shall also mean snagging for the purpose of this ordinance.

Examples of Spear in a sentence

  • These findings illustrate that adolescence is a developmental phase where social interactions with peers become more important and more complex (Spear, 2000).


More Definitions of Spear

Spear means a device for thrusting or throwing consisting of a long staff with a sharpened point or to which a sharp head is fixed.
Spear means a hand, rubber, or spring-propelled spear.
Spear or "spearing" means to fish while the person is fully submerged under the water's surface with a mechanically aided device designed to accelerate a barbed spear.
Spear means any fishing device consisting of a straight rigid shaft with one or more sharpened points at one end of the shaft, along with any device that aids in the aiming accuracy or the force of propulsion of the shaft. A spear includes, but is not limited to, spear gun, bow and arrow, Hawaiian sling, and three-prong spear. A spear also includes any similar device that is capable of impaling aquatic life to allow capture, with or without the aid of artificial propulsion.
Spear means a shaft with [a] one sharp point and/or [barbs] a barb for capturing a fish by piercing its body [which may also be known as a gig].
Spear means Spear Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida, with its headquarters address located at 11924 Fairway Lakes Drive, Ft. Myers, Florida 33913.
Spear means a long-shafted, sharply pointed, hand held instrument with or without barbs used to spear fish from above the surface of the water.