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spearthrowers

spearthrowers is the plural of spearthrower.

Meaning of spearthrower

Noun

spearthrower (plural spearthrowers)

  1. A hand-held tool used as a lever to increase the throwing distance and penetrating force of a spear or dart, an atlatl; a woomera.
    • The broad spearthrowers and the long spearthrowers, depicted in ‘early’ and ‘late’ styles respectively, can likewise be related to Cundy′s analysis.1988, Joyce A, Tyldesley, S. R. Snape, Nazlet Tuna: An Archaeological Survey in Middle Egypt, British Archaeological Reports International Series: 414, page 50
  2. The separate handle of an atlatl.

Questions about spearthrowers

What is spearthrowers the plural of?
Spearthrowers is the plural of spearthrower.

Words near spearthrowers in the dictionary

  1. spearshafts
  2. spearsman
  3. spearsmen
  4. spearsmith
  5. spearthrower
  6. spearthrowers
  7. speartip
  8. speartips
  9. spearwoman
  10. spearwomen
  11. spearwood

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