2. Verb. (third-person singular of throw) ¹
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Definition of Throws
1. throw [v] - See also: throw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throws
Literary usage of Throws
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Tims in twelve throws of a die, the ace is more likely to turn up twice than any
other number; while in eleven throws it is as likely to turn up once only ..."
2. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"Certain other throws were called by particular names, taken from gods, illustrious
men and ... A multitude of these names of throws are given bv Pollux (vu. ..."
3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Far as a herdsman throws his staff, which flies Whirring amongst the herd, so
far beyond The allotted space he threw it. All acclaim'd ; And his brave ..."
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