Definitions for throwing-stick

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Throwing-Stick is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 982 anagrams from letters in throwing-stick (-cghiiknorsttw).

Definitions for 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 of throwing-stick

First recorded in 1760-70

Examples for throwing-stick

Their spears and waddas are much the same as at Sydney, they don't use the throwing stick.

They carry the same kind of spears, and the womera, or throwing stick, as are used by those in New South Wales.

He held out his throwing stick and unslung his quiver of lances.

The throwing stick is used in New Zealand, in which country Mr. Darwin describes the practice with them.

The old man's spear was not barbed, and the womera or throwing stick of the same long narrow shape as at Port Essington.

Their spears are of solid wood, and used without the throwing stick.

All spears are thrown with the 'wommera', or throwing stick.

The men and boys each carried a throwing stick, or a digging stick tipped with iron.

They were neatly made, jagged at the head with wallaby bones, and intended for throwing in the Wommerah or throwing stick.