spearthrower (English, noun)
expansion: spearthrower (plural spearthrowers)
Senses:
topics: anthropology
archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: 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.
glosses: The separate handle of an atlatl.
Forms:
form: spearthrowers
tags: plural
form: spear-thrower
tags: alternative