bird point
noun1
Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences US A small flint arrowhead
- She had watched the turned ground passing and had snatched up three partial arrowheads and a flint scraper and one fine complete bird point.1997, Charles Frazier, “Ashes of Roses”, in Cold Mountain, New York: Atlantic:
- Flint chips and flakes were scattered about. Here and there, every so often, one would find a point or blade. Occasionally, a tiny arrow-point (birdpoint) would surface.1999, Bob Rampani, “Yesterday In Bridgeton, Site #6”, in Central States Archaeological Journal, volume 46, number 1, pages 9-10: