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A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove WordNet 3.0

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A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. Wiktionary

Point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc. Wiktionary (translation)

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