Definition of Dart thrower

1. Noun. A device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear.

Exact synonyms: Spear Thrower, Throwing Board, Throwing Stick
Generic synonyms: Device

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dart Thrower

darrayn
darrayne
darrayned
darrayns
darre
darred
darrein
darres
darring
darrs
darshan
darshans
dart
dart board
dart player
dart thrower (current term)
dartars
dartboard
dartboards
darted
darter
darters
darting
dartingly
dartings
dartitis
dartle
dartled
dartles
dartlike

Literary usage of Dart thrower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With Copious by Juvenal, Martin Madan, Persius (1829)
"The fortunate is also a great orator, a dart-thrower, And, if he be hoarse, ... A dart-thrower.] This is the literal sense of jaculator : but we must here ..."

2. Manual Training--play Problems: Constructive Work for Boys and Girls Based by William Samuel Marten (1917)
"In the dart thrower in which a rubber band is used, the rubber is tied to the handle with a piece of cord. Practically the same movements are used in ..."

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