HyperDic: throwing_board

English > 1 sense of the expression throwing board:
NOUNartifactthrowing board, throwing stick, spear thrower, dart throwera device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
English > throwing board: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear.
Synonymsthrowing stick, spear thrower, dart thrower
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

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