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Throwing stick

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Noun
  1. 1
    A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spear thrower; (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.""

  2. 2
    a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower wordnet
  3. 3
    A simple weapon consisting of a stick (often curved) that is thrown, often so that it spins in flight; an early type of boomerang.
  4. 4
    a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear wordnet

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