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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spontoon \Spon*toon"\ (sp[o^]n*t[=oo]n"), n. [F. sponton, esponton, It. spontone, spuntone.] (Mil.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers. [1913 Webster]