sharpened

n a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy

the sharpened upper end of the pier itself. n

A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. n

n the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

the head and sharpened point of a spear