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Meaning of throwing stick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spear thrower; (Australia) a woomera.
  2. A simple weapon consisting of a stick (often curved) that is thrown, often so that it spins in flight; an early type of boomerang.

Equivalents

Nederlands werphout

Examples

“"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."”
“On another occasion, Bungaree gave a spear and throwing stick to local people and showed them how to use them at Pumicestone River.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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