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Javelin
Pronunciation : Jave"lin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It. giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. Gavelock.]
Definition : Defn: A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Jave"lin
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To pierce with a javelin. [R.] Tennyson.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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