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Throwing stick
throwing stick . (Anthropol.) An instrumentused 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.
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