Webster's 1913 Dictionary
THROWING
THROWING Throw "ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Throw, v. Throwing engine, Throwing mill, Throwing table, or Throwing wheel (Pottery ), a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.
THROWING STICK
THROWING STICK Throw "ing stick `. (Anthropol.)
Defn: 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 other end is grasped with the hand, which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of support nearer the center of the spear, and practically lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
throwing
thr ó w ing 名詞 U 投げること, 投球, 投擲 （とうてき ）.
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