arrowhead - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved; equivalent to arrow +‎ head.

arrowhead (plural arrowheads)

1. The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).

   Synonym: arrowpoint

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

2. The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
3. Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.

   Synonyms: duck potato, wapato

4. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.

   Synonym: chevron

• elf arrow
• leaf-arrowhead