throwing stick
throwing stick noun: a wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spearthrower; (Australia) a woomera.
Noun
throwing stick (plural throwing sticks)
- A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spearthrower; (Australia) a woomera.
- "What could his sling, his throwing-stick, or his arrow avail him against such forces as have been loose to-night? Even with a modern rifle it would be all odds on the monster."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- On another occasion, Bungaree gave a spear and throwing stick to local people and showed them how to use them at Pumicestone River.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 176
- A simple weapon consisting of a stick (often curved) that is thrown, often so that it spins in flight; an early type of boomerang.
throwing stick meaning in Tamil
throwing stick in Tamil
- எறிகோல்
Forms of throwing stick
| plural | throwing sticks |
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Questions about throwing stick
- What does throwing stick mean?
- Throwing stick means a wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spearthrower; (Australia) a woomera.
- What is throwing stick in Tamil?
- Throwing stick in Tamil is எறிகோல். See Throwing stick meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is throwing stick?
- Throwing stick is a noun.
- What is the plural of throwing stick?
- The plural of throwing stick is throwing sticks.
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