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Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ə n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.
Two-pronged weapons mainly of bronze appear in the archaeological record of ancient Greece. [ 4 ] In Roman agriculture , the bidens ( genitive bidentis ) was a double-bladed drag hoe [ 5 ] or two-pronged mattock , [ 6 ] although a modern distinction between "mattock" and "rake" should not be pressed. [ 7 ]
Parts of a modern sai. Monouchi, the metal main prong of the sai, that is either round or faceted.; Saki, the sharp point of the main prong. [6]Yoku, the two shorter metal side prongs of the sai, which usually point in the same direction as the main prong, with the exception of the manji sai developed by Taira Shinken, which has the direction of one of the side prongs reversed, causing the ...
The two shorter side prongs on the opposite sides of the main prong are used for catching, trapping, and breaking other weapons such as a sword or bo. A version of the weapon known as nunti sai or manji sai (due to its appearance resembling the swastika kanji) has the two shorter side prongs point in the opposite directions.
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Diplura, a Two-pronged Bristletail — not closely related to three-pronged bristletails in the Archaeognatha Collembola, family Sminthuridae The Entognatha are a class of wingless and ametabolous arthropods , which, together with the insects , makes up the subphylum Hexapoda .
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It consists of a length of tube of around 4 mm to 6 mm in diameter, often made of coiled steel springs, with a push-button on one end.Three metal wires protrude from the other end, each sprung to bend outwards, away from the tube's axis, but with their tips bent inwards to form teeth.