Meaning

2 senses
  1. A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spearthrower; (Australia) a woomera.

    a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear

  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.

Forms

plural: throwing sticks
Singularthrowing stick
Pluralthrowing sticks

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
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Word family

3 related words

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