woomerangn.

Brit.

/ˈwuːməraŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwuməˌræŋ/, Australian English /ˈwuːməræŋ/

Forms: Also womerang.

Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language (wo-mur-rāng in D. Collins New S. Wales, 1798, I. 613).

Australian.

A missile club used by Australian Aboriginal people; = throwing-stick n. 2.

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

1849 J. C. Prichard in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 433 The ancient Gauls were known by their gæsa or javelins... The Australians by their woomerangs or throwing-sticks.

1864 J. Rogers New Rush ii. 46 Next—high in air the womerang-spear he flings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	woomerang
释义	woomerangn. Brit. /ˈwuːməraŋ/, U.S. /ˈwuməˌræŋ/, Australian English /ˈwuːməræŋ/ Forms: Also womerang. Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language (wo-mur-rāng in D. Collins New S. Wales, 1798, I. 613). Australian. A missile club used by Australian Aboriginal people; = throwing-stick n. 2. 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 1849 J. C. Prichard in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 433 The ancient Gauls were known by their gæsa or javelins... The Australians by their woomerangs or throwing-sticks. 1864 J. Rogers New Rush ii. 46 Next—high in air the womerang-spear he flings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1849
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