NOUN
- a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
How To Use spear thrower In A Sentence
- They were adapted to running down prey before spear throwers or bows were invented.
- It was probably developed in conjunction with the invention of the spear thrower.
- "These are among the most elaborate spear throwers we've ever seen," he said.
- Probably the most sophisticated device in general use is the spear thrower.
- He was born in full array with his shield and spear thrower.
- During the Mesolithic, sophisticated hunting tools, including the spear thrower and the bow and arrow, were invented, the latter about 12,000 years ago.
- They made entirely new types of tools; like spear throwers, antler straighteners, backed points, burins, shoulder points and borers.
- Surprisingly, the grave also contained numerous weapons, including two massive war clubs and 23 spear throwers.
- The spear that was thrown 42m had a light antler head and was thrown with the aid of a spear thrower.
- It occurred around 4,000 years ago, with such changes as the introduction of the spear thrower, and the arrival of the dingo.
