throw_stick (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *throw stick*:
NOUN	artifact	throw stick, boomerang, throwing stick	a curved piece of wood

English > *throw stick*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower.
Synonyms	boomerang, throwing stick
Region	Australia, Commonwealth of Australia	A nation occupying the whole / whole of the Australian continent
Narrower	kylie, kiley	An Australian boomerang
Broader	projectile, missile	A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
Spanish	boomerang, bumerang, búmeran, bumerán
Catalan	bumerang

HyperDic: throw_stick