Definitions for spear-thrower
spear-thrower
spear-throw·er
Spelling: [speer-throh-er]
IPA: /ˈspɪərˌθroʊ ər/
Spear-Thrower is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 1082 anagrams from letters in spear-thrower (-aeehoprrrstw).
Definitions for spear-thrower
noun
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a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
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Also called atlatl. a rigid device for increasing the speed and distance of a spear when thrown, usually a flat wooden stick with a handhold and a peg or socket to accommodate the butt end of the spear.
Origin of spear-thrower
First recorded in 1870-75
Examples for spear-thrower
But it is quite otherwise with his spear-thrower or his bull-roarer.
Are the spear-thrower and the bull-roarer inevitably thought of as alive?
Spears and wooden clubs are universal, and the use of the spear-thrower is generally distributed.