throwing stick

throwing stick

noun
1.
a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
2.
Australian. a boomerang.

Origin:
1760–70
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throwing stick
 
n
a primitive device for hurling a spear with greater leverage, consisting of a rod with a groove in it and a hook or projection at the back end to hold the weapon until its release

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