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• throw stick — Throwing stick Throw ing stick (Anthropol.) An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spear thrower — Throwing stick Throw ing stick (Anthropol.) An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spear — n. 1) to hurl, throw a spear at 2) to thrust a spear into * * * [spɪə] throw a spear at to hurl to thrust a spear into …   Combinatory dictionary

• Spear tackle — A spear tackle is a dangerous tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football whereby a player is picked up by a tackler on the opponent s side, and turned so that they are upside down. The tackler then drives the player into… …   Wikipedia

• spear — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hunting VERB + SPEAR ▪ be armed with, carry, hold, wield ▪ The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields …   Collocations dictionary

• throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly …   Collocations dictionary

• throw —   Nou, ho olei, kiola; pehi (pelt); lū, nū (scatter).   Also: pākī, ho ohina, hīkau;     throw at, kāpehi, kīpehi, kūpehi;     throw away, kiloi, kiola, ho olei wale;     throw down, as a fighter, hina;     throw aimlessly, carelessly, hikua;     …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• spear — [[t]spɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] spears, spearing, speared 1) N COUNT A spear is a weapon consisting of a long pole with a sharp metal point attached to the end. 2) VERB If you spear something, you push or throw a pointed object into it. [V n] Spear a piece of… …   English dictionary

• spear — spear1 [spıə US spır] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English spere] [Sense: 2; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: spire] 1.) a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past 2.) a thin pointed stem of a plant ▪ asparagus spears spear …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spear — 1 noun (C) 1 a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past 2 a thin pointed stem of a plant, shaped like a spear: asparagus spears 2 verb (T) 1 to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Discographie Détaillée De Burning Spear — Cette page concerne la discographie détaillée de Burning Spear Sommaire 1 Albums 1.1 1970 80 1.2 1980 90 1.3 1990 2000 …   Wikipédia en Français