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[Battara]

Oh Kamagong is so very hard - it is also called Makassar Ebony. Tough stuff and harder than narra or paduk wood, and dulls your tools!

Beautiful wood though, especially the subtle grains in some pieces. Makes great contrast to ivory or bone inlays.

[Robert]

Hello Migueldiaz, You would never need to worry about my wife ever thinking about using a sharp pointy object on any guest. It would be my hide that would be it danger if I wasn't to give her advanced warning of their arrival. We are both looking forward to your visit.

Robert

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by Robert Coleman

Hello Migueldiaz, You would never need to worry about my wife ever thinking about using a sharp pointy object on any guest. It would be my hide that would be it danger if I wasn't to give her advanced warning of their arrival. We are both looking forward to your visit.

Robert

Thanks, Robert! ... I feel better already Am looking forward to meeting your wife (am traveling with my wife by the way - we will be attending a wedding). On second thoughts, do you think it's a good idea to let our wives meet?

For the others' academic interest, here are some more blade-related terms from that 1934 dictionary:

baláraw, Dagger, poniard, stiletto, knife. (cf. dága, punyál).

punyál, (Sp. puñal) Dagger, poniard, stiletto. (cf. íwà, dága, súndang, etc.).

bángkaw, A lance, spear. Ang kílid sang Aton Ginóo hinandusán sang bángkaw ni Longíno. The side of Our Lord was pierced by the lance of Longinus.

dáldag, An adze; to use or apply an adze. Daldagí ang káhoy. Use an adze to trim the wood. (cf. wásay—hatchet).

lánsa, (Sp. lanza) Lance. (cf. bángkaw).

bidyíw, A spear, harpoon. (cf. bángkaw—lance).

sibát, A spear, a kind of barbed lance. Palayógi siá sang sibát. Throw the spear at him. Sibatá ang talunón. Throw a spear at the wild boar. Spear the wild boar.

sumbilíng, (H) Any missile in the nature of a javelin, spear, lance or the like.

túmbak, A harpoon, barbed spear or javelin, prong, fork. (cf.bángkaw—lance).

kinabasî, kinabásì, Like—, in the form of—, a kabásì-fish; sharppointed. Bángkaw nga kinabasî. A lance with a straight, sharp point. (cf.kabásì, pinángdan).

pinángdan, Like a—, in the form of a—, screw-pine; twisted like a screw-pine. Bángkaw nga pinángdan. A lance with a long drawn and twisted point.

kinúgon, Made as pointed or as sharp as cogon-grass; the point of a spear, lance, arrow, etc. (cf. kógon).

lántip, The double-edged point of a lance, spear, or the like.

orongán, The (wooden) shaft of a lance, spear, etc. (cf. unungán, ulungán).

parakól, An axe, hatchet, chopper. (cf. wásay).

kalólot, To apply any sticky, viscous material. Ginakalólot sa ápal sang binángon ang tagók sang kamánsi. The juice of the bread-fruit is used for fastening the handle of a bolo.

kalásag, Shield, cover, protection, defense; escutcheon.

tamíng, Shield, buckler. (cf. kalásag; panamíng—to use a shield).

súdsud, A scraper; to scrape off, rub off, erase. (cf. hódhod).

Incidentally, in the olden times (and perhaps even up to now) one of the fiercest adversaries of the Moros are the Panaynons. If the latter have specific names for various spearheads (e.g., kinúgon, pinángdan, kinabasî) chances are the former have their own terms, too.

I hope someday, someone will write about 'Moro Spears & Other Weapons'