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Folsom point

noun

  1. a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Folsom point1

First recorded in 1930–35

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