spearthrower
English
noun
Definitions
- (anthropology) 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.
- The separate handle of an atlatl.
Etymology
Compound from English spear (long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon) + English thrower.
Origin
English
thrower
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bull-thrower English
- eelspear English
- fishspear English
- flamethrower English
- polespear English
- slugthrower English
- snowthrower English
- spear English
- spear gun English
- spearable English
- spearbush English
- spearcaster English
- spearchucker English
- spearer English
- speareth English
- spearfish English
- spearfisher English
- spearfisherman English
- spearfishing English
- speargrass English
- speargun English
- spearhead English
- spearless English
- spearlet English
- spearlike English
- spearmaker English
- spearmaking English
- spearman English
- spearmint English
- spearplay English
- spearpoint English
- spearshaft English
- spearsman English
- speartip English
- spearwoman English
- spearwood English
- spearwort English
- speary English
- throw English
- thrower English
- upspear English
- spere Middle English
- spia Tok Pisin
- spiaim Tok Pisin
- spear
- throw
- speary
- upspear
- thrower
- spearer
- speareth
- speartip
- spearman
- speargun
- eelspear
- spearlet
- polespear
- spearwort
- spearable
- spear gun
- fishspear
- spearhead
- spearmint
- spearfish
- spearlike
- spearsman
- spearwood
- spearbush
- spearless
- spearplay
- spearwoman
- spearpoint
- spearmaker
- spearshaft
- speargrass
- spearcaster
- spearfisher
- spearmaking
- snowthrower
- slugthrower
- spearchucker
- flamethrower
- bull-thrower
- spearfishing
- spearfisherman