throwing-stickn.

Brit.

/ˈθrəʊɪŋstɪk/, U.S.

/ˈθroʊɪŋˌstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throwing n.², stick n.¹

Etymology: < throwing n.² + stick n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier throw-stick n. 1.

1. A short wooden implement used to propel a dart or spear, in order to achieve increased velocity; = spear-thrower n. at spear n.¹ Compounds 3a. Cf. atlatl n., throw-stick n. 2, woomera n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > specific for throwing > hurled with throwing-stick > spear-throwing stick

throwing-stick1770

woomera1817

spear-thrower1827

throwing board1832

woomerang1849

throw-stick1869

atlatl1871

1770 J. Cook Jrnl. 23 Aug. (1955) I. 396 They [sc. Natives of Australia] throw the Dart with only one hand, in the doing of which they make use of a peice of wood about 3 feet long made thin like the blade of a Cutlass, with a little hook at one end to take hold of the end of the Dart, and at the other end is fix'd a thin peice of bone about 3 or 4 Inches long; the use of this is..to keep the dart steady..; by the help of these throwing sticks, as we call them, they will hit a Mark at the distance of 40 or 50 Yards.

1802 G. Barrington Hist. New S. Wales i. 26 The throwing-stick is used in discharging the spear.

1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xii. 402 For throwing the harpoon they use a short handle or throwing-stick, about two feet long.

1885 H. H. Hayter Carboona 24 Warrk Warrk, having a dart on his throwing-stick ready adjusted, hurled it.

1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters iii. 80 Even when propelled by a throwing-stick one cannot think that light darts or javelins of this sort would be very effective against the matted hairy armour of mammoth or woolly rhinoceros.

1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio lxxxvi. 380 He had used the rabbit atlatl, the smaller throwing-stick, since childhood.

2. A heavy, usually curved, piece of wood used as a missile; an ancient kind of boomerang. Cf. throw-stick n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > boomerang

rabbit stick1788

boomerang1827

Collery-stick1830

throw-stick1837

kylie1839

comeback1864

trombash1867

throwing-stick1901

1852 Daily News 27 Oct. 3/6 Sir Thomas also observed, that the ‘throwing stick’ of the ancient Irish was a missile of the same nature as the Bomerang.

1901 Athenæum 11 May 599/2 The throwing-stick of the Moki is closely related to the Australian boomerang, but does not return to the thrower.

1923 J. Hornell Indian Boat Designs 229 Among the chief of these [facts] has been the existence in South Indian of a form of curved throwing-stick akin to the Australian boomerang.

2005 J. Gaff Anc. Egypt 30 (caption) Nebamun..is holding a snake-shaped throwing stick, which was hurled at prey to stun or kill it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	throwing-stick
释义	throwing-stickn. Brit. /ˈθrəʊɪŋstɪk/, U.S. /ˈθroʊɪŋˌstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throwing n.², stick n.¹ Etymology: < throwing n.² + stick n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier throw-stick n. 1. 1. A short wooden implement used to propel a dart or spear, in order to achieve increased velocity; = spear-thrower n. at spear n.¹ Compounds 3a. Cf. atlatl n., throw-stick n. 2, woomera n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > specific for throwing > hurled with throwing-stick > spear-throwing stick throwing-stick1770 woomera1817 spear-thrower1827 throwing board1832 woomerang1849 throw-stick1869 atlatl1871 1770 J. Cook Jrnl. 23 Aug. (1955) I. 396 They [sc. Natives of Australia] throw the Dart with only one hand, in the doing of which they make use of a peice of wood about 3 feet long made thin like the blade of a Cutlass, with a little hook at one end to take hold of the end of the Dart, and at the other end is fix'd a thin peice of bone about 3 or 4 Inches long; the use of this is..to keep the dart steady..; by the help of these throwing sticks, as we call them, they will hit a Mark at the distance of 40 or 50 Yards. 1802 G. Barrington Hist. New S. Wales i. 26 The throwing-stick is used in discharging the spear. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xii. 402 For throwing the harpoon they use a short handle or throwing-stick, about two feet long. 1885 H. H. Hayter Carboona 24 Warrk Warrk, having a dart on his throwing-stick ready adjusted, hurled it. 1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters iii. 80 Even when propelled by a throwing-stick one cannot think that light darts or javelins of this sort would be very effective against the matted hairy armour of mammoth or woolly rhinoceros. 1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio lxxxvi. 380 He had used the rabbit atlatl, the smaller throwing-stick, since childhood. 2. A heavy, usually curved, piece of wood used as a missile; an ancient kind of boomerang. Cf. throw-stick n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > boomerang rabbit stick1788 boomerang1827 Collery-stick1830 throw-stick1837 kylie1839 comeback1864 trombash1867 throwing-stick1901 1852 Daily News 27 Oct. 3/6 Sir Thomas also observed, that the ‘throwing stick’ of the ancient Irish was a missile of the same nature as the Bomerang. 1901 Athenæum 11 May 599/2 The throwing-stick of the Moki is closely related to the Australian boomerang, but does not return to the thrower. 1923 J. Hornell Indian Boat Designs 229 Among the chief of these [facts] has been the existence in South Indian of a form of curved throwing-stick akin to the Australian boomerang. 2005 J. Gaff Anc. Egypt 30 (caption) Nebamun..is holding a snake-shaped throwing stick, which was hurled at prey to stun or kill it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1770
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