Throwing stick
Definition of Throwing stick
Throw´ing stick`
1.
(Anthropol.)
An
instrument
used
by
various
savage
races
for
throwing
a
spear
; -
called
also
throw
stick
and
spear
thrower
.
One
end
of
the
stick
receives
the
butt
of
the
spear
,
as
upon
a
hook
or
thong
,
and
the
other
end
is
grasped
with
the
hand
,
which
also
holds
the
spear
,
toward
the
middle
,
above
it
with
the
finger
and
thumb
,
the
effect
being
to
bring
the
place
of
support
nearer
the
center
of
the
spear
,
and
practically
lengthen
the
arm
in
the
act
of
throwing
.
In
Mexico
,
one
such
device
is
called
the
atlatl
.
Related Words
dart
thrower
,
device
,
spear
thrower
,
throwing
board
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