spearthrower

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hand-held tool used as a lever to increase the throwing distance and penetrating force of a spear or dart, an atlatl; a woomera.
    — 1988, Joyce A, Tyldesley, S. R. Snape, Nazlet Tuna: An Archaeological Survey in Middle Egypt, British Archaeological Reports International Series: 414, page 50, The broad spearthrowers and the long spearthrowers, depicted in ‘early’ and ‘late’ styles respectively, can likewise be related to Cundy′s analysis.
  2. The separate handle of an atlatl.

词形变化

spearthrowers plural spear-thrower alternative

词汇关系

相关词
atlatl Clovis point projectile point

词源

From spear + thrower.
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